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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 6,335 5,710 5,410 300 625 520 105
Total families without children at home 2,135 2,135 1,945 195 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 4,195 3,575 3,460 110 620 520 100
1 child at home 1,475 1,125 1,095 25 350 285 70
2 children at home 1,820 1,605 1,535 70 215 190 25
3 or more children at home 900 845 835 10 50 45 10
Total children at home 8,070.0 7,130.0 6,920.0 205.0 945.0 805.0 145.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.3 1.2 1.3 0.7 1.5 1.5 1.3
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (L9G, CodeL9G)