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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 6,815 6,155 4,335 1,815 660 490 165
Total families without children at home 2,310 2,310 1,480 830 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 4,505 3,845 2,855 990 655 495 165
1 child at home 1,660 1,290 905 390 365 260 100
2 children at home 2,005 1,790 1,335 455 215 170 40
3 or more children at home 845 760 615 145 85 60 25
Total children at home 8,325.0 7,275.0 5,535.0 1,745.0 1,050.0 780.0 270.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.0 1.6 1.6 1.6
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (J7T, CodeJ7T)