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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 = M3B
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	3,850	3,395	3,215	185	455	405	45
Total families without children at home	1,470	1,470	1,365	100	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	2,375	1,925	1,845	80	455	405	45
1 child at home	915	645	590	55	265	245	25
2 children at home	1,070	925	915	15	140	120	20
3 or more children at home	395	350	340	10	45	40	0
Total children at home	4,325.0	3,625.0	3,515.0	110.0	705.0	635.0	70.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.1	1.1	1.1	0.6	1.6	1.6	1.4

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (M3B, CodeM3B)