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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 = P1A
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	5,170	4,150	3,415	740	1,020	850	165
Total families without children at home	2,120	2,120	1,740	380	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	3,050	2,030	1,675	355	1,020	850	165
1 child at home	1,325	765	630	135	560	475	85
2 children at home	1,240	900	740	160	340	270	65
3 or more children at home	485	365	300	65	125	110	15
Total children at home	5,380.0	3,755.0	3,100.0	650.0	1,625.0	1,365.0	265.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.9	1.6	1.6	1.6

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (P1A, CodeP1A)