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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 3,075 2,805 2,505 305 265 220 45
Total families without children at home 1,585 1,585 1,410 180 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,490 1,225 1,100 125 265 220 45
1 child at home 610 435 350 85 170 140 30
2 children at home 595 520 505 20 75 60 10
3 or more children at home 285 265 245 20 20 20 0
Total children at home 2,720.0 2,330.0 2,145.0 180.0 390.0 330.0 60.0
Average number of children at home per family 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.6 1.5 1.5 1.2
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (N2Z, CodeN2Z)