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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 2,225 1,935 1,620 320 290 210 75
Total families without children at home 975 975 775 195 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,255 965 845 120 290 210 75
1 child at home 545 390 340 50 155 115 40
2 children at home 500 405 340 65 100 65 30
3 or more children at home 205 165 160 10 35 30 0
Total children at home 2,185.0 1,715.0 1,515.0 200.0 470.0 340.0 130.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.6 1.6 1.6 1.7
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (N4B, CodeN4B)