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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 = M9B
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	8,220	6,680	6,245	435	1,535	1,315	220
Total families without children at home	2,690	2,690	2,385	305	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	5,530	3,985	3,860	130	1,540	1,315	220
1 child at home	2,495	1,525	1,480	45	970	810	160
2 children at home	2,240	1,850	1,780	70	390	350	35
3 or more children at home	795	615	605	15	180	155	25
Total children at home	9,540.0	7,200.0	6,970.0	230.0	2,340.0	2,025.0	320.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.2	1.1	1.1	0.5	1.5	1.5	1.5

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (M9B, CodeM9B)