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2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations

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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Number of children at home (8) Census family structure (7)
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 11,720 9,570 8,030 1,540 2,150 1,725 425
Total families without children at home 4,030 4,030 3,305 725 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 7,685 5,535 4,720 815 2,150 1,725 425
1 child at home 3,440 2,080 1,675 410 1,360 1,050 305
2 children at home 3,030 2,445 2,155 295 580 485 100
3 or more children at home 1,215 1,010 895 115 210 190 15
Total children at home 13,555.0 10,325.0 8,955.0 1,375.0 3,225.0 2,665.0 560.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.5 1.5 1.3
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (N1R, CodeN1R)