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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 875 715 590 125 160 135 25
Total families without children at home 225 225 180 45 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 655 495 410 80 160 135 25
1 child at home 295 200 175 25 95 75 25
2 children at home 285 235 195 40 50 50 0
3 or more children at home 70 60 35 20 10 0 0
Total children at home 1,095.0 860.0 685.0 170.0 240.0 200.0 35.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.4
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (P4P, CodeP4P)