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Topic-based tabulation: 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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Geography = J5Y
Number of children at home (8)	Census family structure (7)
Number of children at home (8)	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	6,740	5,705	3,675	2,035	1,030	780	255
Total families without children at home	2,175	2,175	1,370	805	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	4,565	3,535	2,300	1,230	1,030	775	255
1 child at home	1,820	1,270	765	505	555	410	140
2 children at home	2,070	1,690	1,085	605	380	285	95
3 or more children at home	670	570	450	120	100	80	20
Total children at home	8,110.0	6,470.0	4,365.0	2,110.0	1,635.0	1,250.0	390.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.2	1.1	1.2	1.0	1.6	1.6	1.5

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (J5Y, CodeJ5Y)