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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 3,015 2,640 1,720 915 375 290 85
Total families without children at home 1,075 1,075 730 345 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,945 1,570 995 570 375 285 90
1 child at home 755 555 345 210 200 140 60
2 children at home 860 735 440 300 120 100 25
3 or more children at home 330 275 210 65 55 45 0
Total children at home 3,530.0 2,915.0 1,890.0 1,030.0 620.0 485.0 125.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.6 1.7 1.4
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (J6R, CodeJ6R)