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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 = M1C
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	9,975	8,485	7,940	540	1,500	1,240	255
Total families without children at home	2,765	2,765	2,440	330	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	7,210	5,710	5,500	210	1,500	1,240	250
1 child at home	2,800	1,915	1,815	100	890	710	180
2 children at home	3,090	2,670	2,565	100	420	370	45
3 or more children at home	1,315	1,130	1,120	10	185	160	20
Total children at home	13,210.0	10,870.0	10,535.0	335.0	2,340.0	1,995.0	350.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.3	1.3	1.3	0.6	1.6	1.6	1.4

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (M1C, CodeM1C)