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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 = N0M
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	18,945	17,165	15,390	1,775	1,780	1,300	480
Total families without children at home	8,465	8,465	7,380	1,080	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	10,485	8,710	8,010	695	1,780	1,300	480
1 child at home	3,870	2,775	2,470	305	1,090	770	320
2 children at home	4,025	3,515	3,250	265	515	400	115
3 or more children at home	2,590	2,410	2,290	120	175	130	40
Total children at home	20,760.0	18,040.0	16,795.0	1,240.0	2,725.0	2,040.0	680.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.1	1.1	1.1	0.7	1.5	1.6	1.4

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (N0M, CodeN0M)