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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 = J3M
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	2,220	1,840	1,050	785	380	295	85
Total families without children at home	940	940	590	350	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	1,280	895	465	435	385	300	85
1 child at home	605	390	200	185	215	160	55
2 children at home	450	340	170	170	115	90	20
3 or more children at home	220	165	90	75	55	40	10
Total children at home	2,210.0	1,600.0	825.0	775.0	610.0	480.0	125.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.0	0.9	0.8	1.0	1.6	1.6	1.5

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (J3M, CodeJ3M)