2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations
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
Data table
Geography = J7R
| 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) :
 Data quality note(s)
- Data quality index showing, for the short census questionnaire (100% data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.
- Data quality index showing, for the long census questionnaire (20% sample data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.
|
| Total - Families by number of children at home |
10,740
|
8,825
|
5,515
|
3,310
|
1,915
|
1,505
|
405
|
| Total families without children at home |
3,720
|
3,720
|
2,335
|
1,390
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Total families with children at home |
7,015
|
5,100
|
3,180
|
1,920
|
1,915
|
1,505
|
405
|
| 1 child at home |
3,095
|
2,010
|
1,180
|
830
|
1,080
|
825
|
250
|
| 2 children at home |
2,990
|
2,300
|
1,465
|
835
|
690
|
570
|
115
|
| 3 or more children at home |
935
|
790
|
535
|
250
|
145
|
110
|
35
|
| Total children at home |
12,075.0
|
9,145.0
|
5,840.0
|
3,305.0
|
2,930.0
|
2,320.0
|
610.0
|
| Average number of children at home per family |
1.1
|
1.0
|
1.1
|
1.0
|
1.5
|
1.5
|
1.5
|
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008
(J7R, CodeJ7R)