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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 = T2X
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	7,410	6,500	6,000	500	905	710	195
Total families without children at home	1,845	1,845	1,630	215	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	5,565	4,655	4,365	290	905	710	195
1 child at home	1,900	1,390	1,230	155	510	395	115
2 children at home	2,610	2,315	2,235	75	295	230	65
3 or more children at home	1,050	945	895	55	100	80	20
Total children at home	10,685.0	9,240.0	8,740.0	490.0	1,450.0	1,135.0	310.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.0	1.6	1.6	1.6

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (T2X, CodeT2X)