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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 720 585 505 75 135 120 15
Total families without children at home 230 230 210 20 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 490 355 300 55 135 115 15
1 child at home 215 145 100 40 70 55 10
2 children at home 210 160 155 10 50 45 10
3 or more children at home 70 55 45 10 15 15 0
Total children at home 865.0 640.0 535.0 100.0 225.0 200.0 25.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.6 1.8 1.2
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (N4Z, CodeN4Z)