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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

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Geography = L7A
Number of children at home (8)	Census family structure (7)
Number of children at home (8)	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	14,425	12,540	11,590	950	1,885	1,645	240
Total families without children at home	3,000	3,000	2,700	300	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	11,430	9,545	8,890	650	1,885	1,640	245
1 child at home	4,195	3,245	3,015	225	950	820	140
2 children at home	4,885	4,280	4,000	280	605	550	60
3 or more children at home	2,345	2,025	1,875	145	325	280	45
Total children at home	21,730.0	18,455.0	17,170.0	1,290.0	3,275.0	2,870.0	405.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.4	1.7	1.8	1.7

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (L7A, CodeL7A)