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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) :
Warning Data quality note(s)
  • Data quality index showing, for the short census questionnaire (100% data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.
  • Data quality index showing, for the long census questionnaire (20% sample data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.
Total - Families by number of children at home 1,845 1,630 1,395 225 215 155 60
Total families without children at home 740 740 635 110 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,105 885 765 120 215 160 60
1 child at home 500 365 280 80 135 115 20
2 children at home 460 400 370 30 60 30 30
3 or more children at home 140 120 115 10 20 10 10
Total children at home 1,880.0 1,550.0 1,390.0 165.0 325.0 210.0 115.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.7 1.5 1.3 2.0
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (V1P, CodeV1P)