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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
| Number of children at home (8) | Census family structure (7) | |||||||
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| Total - Census family structure | Total couple families | Married couple families | Common-law couple families | Total lone-parent families | Female parent families | Male parent families | ||
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Note(s) :
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| Total - Families by number of children at home | 11,320 | 9,280 | 7,585 | 1,695 | 2,040 | 1,690 | 350 | |
| Total families without children at home | 4,260 | 4,260 | 3,335 | 925 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total families with children at home | 7,060 | 5,020 | 4,250 | 770 | 2,040 | 1,690 | 350 | |
| 1 child at home | 3,100 | 1,875 | 1,540 | 335 | 1,230 | 985 | 240 | |
| 2 children at home | 2,795 | 2,160 | 1,845 | 315 | 635 | 550 | 80 | |
| 3 or more children at home | 1,165 | 985 | 865 | 120 | 175 | 150 | 25 | |
| Total children at home | 12,550.0 | 9,485.0 | 8,135.0 | 1,350.0 | 3,060.0 | 2,565.0 | 490.0 | |
| Average number of children at home per family | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | |
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008
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