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2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations

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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Number of children at home (8) Census family structure (7)
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 1,380 1,255 1,155 100 125 85 40
Total families without children at home 610 610 540 70 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 775 640 615 30 125 85 40
1 child at home 320 235 215 20 90 55 35
2 children at home 320 295 285 10 25 20 0
3 or more children at home 130 115 115 0 15 15 0
Total children at home 1,370.0 1,185.0 1,145.0 40.0 185.0 135.0 50.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.4 1.4 1.6 1.1
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (P7K, CodeP7K)