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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 2,630 2,355 2,215 140 270 215 55
Total families without children at home 860 860 790 70 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,765 1,495 1,425 70 275 220 55
1 child at home 530 410 370 40 120 105 15
2 children at home 850 720 705 15 130 95 35
3 or more children at home 390 360 350 15 25 15 0
Total children at home 3,510.0 3,050.0 2,920.0 130.0 460.0 355.0 105.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.3 1.3 1.3 0.9 1.7 1.6 1.9
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (N9H, CodeN9H)