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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 = L1X
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	4,410	3,800	3,490	310	610	490	115
Total families without children at home	940	940	780	155	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	3,465	2,860	2,710	145	610	490	115
1 child at home	1,220	870	805	65	350	295	60
2 children at home	1,515	1,335	1,260	75	185	140	40
3 or more children at home	730	655	645	10	75	60	10
Total children at home	6,710.0	5,745.0	5,505.0	240.0	955.0	775.0	185.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.5	1.5	1.6	0.8	1.6	1.6	1.6

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (L1X, CodeL1X)