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2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations

Number of Children at Home (8) and Census Family Structure (7) for the Census Families in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Forward Sortation Areas, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data

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Number of children at home (8) Census family structure (7)
Total - Census family structure Total couple families Married couple families Common-law couple families Total lone-parent families Female parent families Male parent families
Note(s) :
Total - Families by number of children at home 3,555 3,080 1,990 1,085 475 390 85
Total families without children at home 1,350 1,345 885 460 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 2,205 1,730 1,110 620 480 390 90
1 child at home 820 600 380 225 220 190 30
2 children at home 1,065 855 520 340 205 165 45
3 or more children at home 320 270 205 65 45 30 15
Total children at home 4,030.0 3,235.0 2,145.0 1,090.0 795.0 630.0 160.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.7 1.6 1.9
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (J4M, CodeJ4M)