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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 2,315 2,000 1,645 355 315 235 85
Total families without children at home 910 910 705 205 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,410 1,090 940 150 320 235 85
1 child at home 730 540 445 95 185 125 65
2 children at home 525 445 400 40 80 70 10
3 or more children at home 155 105 95 10 45 45 10
Total children at home 2,270.0 1,775.0 1,555.0 215.0 495.0 395.0 105.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.6 1.6 1.7 1.3
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (A2V, CodeA2V)