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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
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  • Data quality index showing, for the short census questionnaire (100% data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.
Total - Families by number of children at home 4,660 3,815 2,575 1,245 845 655 185
Total families without children at home 1,695 1,695 1,075 615 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 2,965 2,120 1,495 625 845 655 190
1 child at home 1,500 945 660 275 560 445 120
2 children at home 1,040 815 560 255 225 155 70
3 or more children at home 425 370 275 95 55 60 0
Total children at home 4,970.0 3,785.0 2,690.0 1,095.0 1,185.0 935.0 255.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.4 1.4 1.4
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (H3L, CodeH3L)