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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 = L3Y
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	13,165	11,040	9,690	1,360	2,125	1,735	385
Total families without children at home	4,185	4,185	3,330	850	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	8,980	6,860	6,350	510	2,120	1,735	385
1 child at home	3,700	2,395	2,095	295	1,305	1,040	265
2 children at home	3,710	3,085	2,935	145	625	525	100
3 or more children at home	1,565	1,380	1,320	60	185	165	25
Total children at home	16,235.0	13,085.0	12,260.0	820.0	3,155.0	2,615.0	530.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.2	1.2	1.3	0.6	1.5	1.5	1.4

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (L3Y, CodeL3Y)