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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 11,050 9,660 8,570 1,090 1,390 1,130 260
Total families without children at home 4,780 4,780 4,065 710 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 6,275 4,880 4,500 380 1,390 1,130 260
1 child at home 2,585 1,820 1,595 225 760 575 190
2 children at home 2,395 1,965 1,885 85 430 365 65
3 or more children at home 1,285 1,090 1,020 70 195 185 10
Total children at home 11,690.0 9,445.0 8,835.0 605.0 2,245.0 1,900.0 345.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.6 1.6 1.7 1.3
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (T1K, CodeT1K)