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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 = N8A
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	4,235	3,405	2,815	590	825	680	145
Total families without children at home	1,660	1,660	1,400	265	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	2,575	1,745	1,415	325	825	685	145
1 child at home	1,130	645	545	100	485	370	115
2 children at home	985	745	595	150	240	215	25
3 or more children at home	460	355	275	80	105	95	0
Total children at home	4,680.0	3,355.0	2,670.0	680.0	1,330.0	1,150.0	180.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.1	1.0	0.9	1.1	1.6	1.7	1.2

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (N8A, CodeN8A)