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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 3,660 2,980 2,570 410 685 595 90
Total families without children at home 1,325 1,325 1,070 260 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 2,335 1,655 1,500 155 680 590 90
1 child at home 1,205 735 660 80 470 410 55
2 children at home 840 660 620 40 175 145 35
3 or more children at home 295 255 220 35 35 35 0
Total children at home 3,860.0 2,910.0 2,620.0 295.0 945.0 825.0 125.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.7 1.4 1.4 1.3
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (L5E, CodeL5E)