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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 = T5Y
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	7,700	6,285	5,290	995	1,415	1,145	270
Total families without children at home	2,445	2,445	1,775	665	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	5,255	3,845	3,515	325	1,415	1,145	270
1 child at home	2,285	1,360	1,215	145	925	775	145
2 children at home	2,140	1,770	1,640	125	370	275	95
3 or more children at home	835	715	655	55	115	90	25
Total children at home	9,420.0	7,380.0	6,750.0	630.0	2,040.0	1,615.0	425.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.2	1.2	1.3	0.6	1.4	1.4	1.6

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (T5Y, CodeT5Y)