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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 = N8R
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	3,620	3,045	2,815	225	575	435	140
Total families without children at home	1,030	1,025	920	105	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	2,595	2,020	1,900	120	575	435	135
1 child at home	1,090	755	695	55	335	235	95
2 children at home	1,015	840	785	50	180	145	35
3 or more children at home	490	430	410	20	60	55	10
Total children at home	4,785.0	3,890.0	3,665.0	220.0	900.0	715.0	180.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.0	1.6	1.6	1.4

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (N8R, CodeN8R)