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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 12,230 11,015 9,605 1,415 1,215 940 275
Total families without children at home 4,220 4,220 3,315 905 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 8,010 6,795 6,285 505 1,215 945 275
1 child at home 3,225 2,535 2,245 285 690 530 155
2 children at home 3,565 3,160 3,005 155 405 315 90
3 or more children at home 1,220 1,100 1,035 60 125 95 25
Total children at home 14,350.0 12,435.0 11,630.0 805.0 1,920.0 1,470.0 440.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.2 1.1 1.2 0.6 1.6 1.6 1.6
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (T2Z, CodeT2Z)