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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 = V7E
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	10,690	9,225	8,585	645	1,465	1,235	230
Total families without children at home	3,285	3,285	2,815	470	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	7,405	5,935	5,765	170	1,465	1,235	230
1 child at home	3,210	2,300	2,200	100	910	790	115
2 children at home	3,235	2,780	2,730	50	455	365	90
3 or more children at home	960	855	830	20	100	80	20
Total children at home	12,780.0	10,625.0	10,350.0	275.0	2,155.0	1,775.0	375.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.2	1.2	1.2	0.4	1.5	1.4	1.7

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (V7E, CodeV7E)