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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 = T2Y
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	13,275	11,765	10,455	1,305	1,510	1,290	225
Total families without children at home	4,620	4,625	3,670	945	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	8,655	7,140	6,785	360	1,510	1,290	220
1 child at home	3,575	2,695	2,490	200	885	725	160
2 children at home	3,765	3,260	3,125	135	500	445	55
3 or more children at home	1,315	1,190	1,165	25	125	115	10
Total children at home	15,405.0	13,115.0	12,540.0	575.0	2,290.0	1,990.0	295.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.2	1.1	1.2	0.4	1.5	1.5	1.3

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (T2Y, CodeT2Y)