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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 2,930 2,500 2,195 305 435 370 65
Total families without children at home 1,195 1,195 1,020 175 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,730 1,300 1,170 125 430 370 60
1 child at home 780 510 425 80 275 230 40
2 children at home 655 545 520 30 105 85 25
3 or more children at home 300 240 220 20 55 55 0
Total children at home 3,090.0 2,410.0 2,210.0 200.0 680.0 595.0 85.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.7 1.6 1.6 1.4
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (T4J, CodeT4J)