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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 = T8X
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	1,920	1,735	1,410	330	180	125	55
Total families without children at home	655	660	450	210	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	1,260	1,080	960	120	185	125	55
1 child at home	380	270	210	60	115	95	20
2 children at home	580	515	465	50	65	30	35
3 or more children at home	295	290	285	10	10	10	0
Total children at home	2,510.0	2,255.0	2,055.0	195.0	255.0	165.0	90.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.3	1.3	1.5	0.6	1.4	1.3	1.6

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (T8X, CodeT8X)