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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 = S4A
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	3,125	2,755	2,380	375	365	285	75
Total families without children at home	1,315	1,315	1,095	220	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	1,805	1,435	1,285	155	365	285	80
1 child at home	695	480	405	75	215	165	55
2 children at home	725	610	575	40	115	95	10
3 or more children at home	380	345	310	35	40	25	10
Total children at home	3,375.0	2,815.0	2,535.0	280.0	555.0	440.0	120.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.1	1.0	1.1	0.8	1.5	1.5	1.5

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (S4A, CodeS4A)