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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 1,890 1,665 1,175 490 225 175 45
Total families without children at home 800 800 565 235 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,090 865 605 255 225 175 45
1 child at home 465 300 215 90 165 130 30
2 children at home 435 380 245 130 55 40 15
3 or more children at home 190 185 150 35 0 0 0
Total children at home 1,945.0 1,655.0 1,190.0 470.0 285.0 220.0 60.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.3
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (G1T, CodeG1T)