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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 3,785 3,300 1,790 1,505 485 320 160
Total families without children at home 1,210 1,210 625 585 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 2,570 2,085 1,170 920 480 320 160
1 child at home 1,160 885 440 445 275 190 90
2 children at home 1,115 930 545 385 180 115 65
3 or more children at home 295 270 180 85 25 15 10
Total children at home 4,345.0 3,630.0 2,110.0 1,525.0 710.0 470.0 240.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.5 1.5 1.5
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (G3E, CodeG3E)