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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 12,025 9,455 7,800 1,655 2,560 2,150 415
Total families without children at home 4,820 4,820 3,830 995 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 7,205 4,640 3,975 665 2,565 2,150 415
1 child at home 3,595 1,880 1,550 325 1,720 1,410 310
2 children at home 2,625 1,995 1,745 250 630 550 75
3 or more children at home 975 765 675 90 210 190 20
Total children at home 12,020.0 8,340.0 7,200.0 1,140.0 3,685.0 3,145.0 545.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.7 1.4 1.5 1.3
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (L1G, CodeL1G)