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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 = N1M
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	4,325	3,830	3,340	490	490	400	90
Total families without children at home	1,700	1,700	1,460	245	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	2,620	2,135	1,880	250	490	395	90
1 child at home	1,010	725	645	75	290	230	50
2 children at home	1,050	895	790	105	150	125	25
3 or more children at home	560	515	445	65	50	35	10
Total children at home	4,945.0	4,210.0	3,720.0	490.0	735.0	595.0	140.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.5	1.5	1.6

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (N1M, CodeN1M)