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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 1,655 1,350 750 595 310 195 110
Total families without children at home 400 400 185 210 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,255 945 560 385 310 200 110
1 child at home 485 340 125 215 140 95 50
2 children at home 575 450 305 145 125 70 55
3 or more children at home 195 155 135 25 35 35 0
Total children at home 2,255.0 1,740.0 1,155.0 585.0 510.0 330.0 175.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.0 1.7 1.7 1.6
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (J7H, CodeJ7H)