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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 1,260 1,175 1,075 95 80 50 25
Total families without children at home 375 375 315 60 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 880 805 765 40 80 55 25
1 child at home 340 290 270 20 50 35 20
2 children at home 345 325 320 10 20 10 10
3 or more children at home 200 185 180 10 10 10 0
Total children at home 1,670.0 1,550.0 1,480.0 65.0 125.0 90.0 35.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.3 1.3 1.4 0.6 1.5 1.8 1.4
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (K2W, CodeK2W)