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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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T8B
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 1,635 1,535 1,450 80 100 70 30
Total families without children at home 650 650 590 60 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 985 885 860 25 100 70 30
1 child at home 325 265 245 20 60 45 15
2 children at home 370 360 360 0 10 10 0
3 or more children at home 285 260 255 0 30 15 15
Total children at home 2,015.0 1,835.0 1,805.0 30.0 180.0 120.0 60.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.4 1.8 1.7 2.0
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (T8B, CodeT8B)