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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 = E1E
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	2,830	2,365	1,975	390	460	395	65
Total families without children at home	1,275	1,280	1,030	250	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	1,550	1,090	950	140	465	400	60
1 child at home	785	470	365	100	320	275	45
2 children at home	585	470	435	35	115	105	10
3 or more children at home	180	150	145	0	25	20	10
Total children at home	2,560.0	1,920.0	1,730.0	190.0	640.0	550.0	85.0
Average number of children at home per family	0.9	0.8	0.9	0.5	1.4	1.4	1.5

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (E1E, CodeE1E)