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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 1,410 1,165 995 165 245 220 25
Total families without children at home 560 560 465 95 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 850 600 530 70 245 220 30
1 child at home 420 270 225 50 150 140 15
2 children at home 315 235 220 15 80 65 10
3 or more children at home 110 95 85 10 15 15 0
Total children at home 1,405.0 1,040.0 940.0 100.0 360.0 320.0 40.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.6 1.5 1.5 1.3
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (E4J, CodeE4J)