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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 2,260 1,975 1,745 225 285 235 50
Total families without children at home 610 610 505 105 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,650 1,365 1,240 120 285 235 50
1 child at home 615 455 405 50 165 120 40
2 children at home 720 625 580 50 95 85 10
3 or more children at home 310 280 260 20 30 25 0
Total children at home 3,085.0 2,635.0 2,420.0 210.0 455.0 390.0 65.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.4 1.3 1.4 0.9 1.6 1.7 1.3
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (T4A, CodeT4A)