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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 5,840 5,135 4,640 500 700 585 115
Total families without children at home 2,100 2,105 1,840 265 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 3,730 3,035 2,800 230 700 590 110
1 child at home 1,385 1,010 900 110 375 290 90
2 children at home 1,575 1,345 1,255 85 230 215 20
3 or more children at home 775 680 645 40 85 85 10
Total children at home 6,990.0 5,865.0 5,460.0 405.0 1,125.0 985.0 140.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.2 1.1 1.2 0.8 1.6 1.7 1.3
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (N9V, CodeN9V)