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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 = N3L
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	3,995	3,570	3,150	415	430	340	85
Total families without children at home	1,605	1,605	1,410	195	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	2,390	1,960	1,740	225	425	335	90
1 child at home	990	710	600	115	280	215	65
2 children at home	995	900	820	80	90	70	20
3 or more children at home	410	350	320	30	55	55	0
Total children at home	4,335.0	3,695.0	3,310.0	380.0	640.0	525.0	115.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.1	1.0	1.1	0.9	1.5	1.5	1.4

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (N3L, CodeN3L)