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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 = T5T
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	15,330	12,475	10,510	1,965	2,855	2,410	445
Total families without children at home	5,370	5,365	4,095	1,275	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	9,960	7,105	6,415	690	2,855	2,410	445
1 child at home	4,400	2,730	2,335	390	1,675	1,355	320
2 children at home	3,865	2,990	2,795	195	875	760	115
3 or more children at home	1,695	1,395	1,285	105	305	295	10
Total children at home	17,735.0	13,305.0	12,165.0	1,135.0	4,435.0	3,855.0	575.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.2	1.1	1.2	0.6	1.6	1.6	1.3

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (T5T, CodeT5T)