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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 = J3P
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	7,570	6,400	4,270	2,135	1,165	945	220
Total families without children at home	3,495	3,500	2,485	1,015	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	4,075	2,910	1,785	1,120	1,170	945	220
1 child at home	2,350	1,500	920	580	850	680	170
2 children at home	1,340	1,105	645	460	230	190	40
3 or more children at home	380	300	215	80	85	75	0
Total children at home	6,250.0	4,685.0	2,925.0	1,755.0	1,565.0	1,290.0	275.0
Average number of children at home per family	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.8	1.3	1.4	1.2

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (J3P, CodeJ3P)