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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 9,480 7,845 7,405 445 1,630 1,395 240
Total families without children at home 2,095 2,100 1,860 235 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 7,380 5,755 5,545 205 1,630 1,390 235
1 child at home 3,090 2,125 1,990 130 965 865 100
2 children at home 3,135 2,635 2,595 40 500 380 125
3 or more children at home 1,160 1,000 960 35 160 150 10
Total children at home 13,060.0 10,550.0 10,220.0 335.0 2,505.0 2,125.0 385.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.4 1.3 1.4 0.7 1.5 1.5 1.6
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (L4Z, CodeL4Z)