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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 530 445 390 55 85 70 10
Total families without children at home 190 185 140 50 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 345 260 250 10 85 70 15
1 child at home 145 80 75 10 65 55 15
2 children at home 120 110 110 0 15 15 0
3 or more children at home 75 75 70 0 0 0 0
Total children at home 645.0 535.0 525.0 15.0 105.0 90.0 0
Average number of children at home per family 1.2 1.2 1.3 0.2 1.3 1.3 0
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (N4V, CodeN4V)