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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 7,215 6,550 5,925 625 670 505 165
Total families without children at home 3,405 3,405 3,010 395 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 3,805 3,140 2,910 225 670 505 160
1 child at home 1,365 1,015 895 115 350 265 90
2 children at home 1,630 1,375 1,290 85 255 195 60
3 or more children at home 810 755 725 25 60 50 10
Total children at home 7,320.0 6,255.0 5,880.0 370.0 1,065.0 810.0 255.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.6 1.6 1.6 1.6
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (R0K, CodeR0K)