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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 2,655 2,500 2,400 100 150 115 40
Total families without children at home 930 930 895 40 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,715 1,565 1,505 60 150 110 40
1 child at home 575 495 465 30 75 60 20
2 children at home 800 740 725 25 60 40 15
3 or more children at home 340 320 315 10 15 10 0
Total children at home 3,285.0 3,035.0 2,940.0 100.0 245.0 180.0 65.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.6 1.6 1.6
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (R2E, CodeR2E)