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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) :
Total - Families by number of children at home 160 125 45 85 35 20 15
Total families without children at home 30 30 15 20 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 130 95 30 60 40 20 15
1 child at home 50 25 10 15 25 15 10
2 children at home 35 35 0 25 0 0 0
3 or more children at home 40 30 10 20 0 10 0
Total children at home 260.0 200.0 55.0 145.0 60.0 35.0 25.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.6 1.6 1.2 1.8 1.9 2.0 1.7
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (X0G, CodeX0G)