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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 2,945 2,700 2,405 295 245 215 30
Total families without children at home 1,040 1,040 875 165 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,905 1,660 1,530 125 250 215 30
1 child at home 735 580 510 70 155 135 15
2 children at home 880 790 755 35 95 80 15
3 or more children at home 295 295 265 25 0 0 0
Total children at home 3,455.0 3,115.0 2,895.0 220.0 340.0 290.0 45.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.7 1.4 1.4 1.3
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (T1X, CodeT1X)