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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 1,935 1,585 1,430 150 355 290 60
Total families without children at home 545 545 455 95 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,390 1,035 975 55 355 295 60
1 child at home 640 435 400 35 205 145 55
2 children at home 570 450 435 20 115 115 0
3 or more children at home 175 145 145 0 30 25 0
Total children at home 2,345.0 1,805.0 1,720.0 85.0 540.0 485.0 60.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.2 1.1 1.2 0.5 1.5 1.6 1.0
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (A1S, CodeA1S)