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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 2,470 2,115 1,890 230 350 295 55
Total families without children at home 1,060 1,060 955 110 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,410 1,060 935 120 350 295 55
1 child at home 750 530 450 85 220 170 50
2 children at home 545 460 435 30 85 80 0
3 or more children at home 110 70 55 10 45 45 0
Total children at home 2,200.0 1,675.0 1,490.0 190.0 525.0 465.0 60.0
Average number of children at home per family 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.5 1.6 1.1
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (A0L, CodeA0L)