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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 = M2M
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	8,445	7,045	6,645	400	1,400	1,205	195
Total families without children at home	2,720	2,720	2,415	305	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	5,725	4,325	4,230	90	1,405	1,210	195
1 child at home	2,775	1,860	1,810	55	910	790	120
2 children at home	2,375	1,950	1,910	40	425	350	75
3 or more children at home	575	510	510	0	65	65	0
Total children at home	9,420.0	7,455.0	7,320.0	130.0	1,965.0	1,695.0	270.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.1	1.1	1.1	0.3	1.4	1.4	1.4

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (M2M, CodeM2M)