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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 = J3L
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	11,665	9,935	5,695	4,240	1,725	1,240	490
Total families without children at home	4,225	4,220	2,495	1,725	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	7,440	5,710	3,200	2,510	1,730	1,240	490
1 child at home	3,065	2,085	1,100	985	980	695	285
2 children at home	3,255	2,630	1,450	1,180	620	430	190
3 or more children at home	1,120	990	645	345	125	110	15
Total children at home	13,245.0	10,595.0	6,140.0	4,450.0	2,655.0	1,940.0	715.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.5	1.6	1.4

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (J3L, CodeJ3L)