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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 1,830 1,735 1,620 115 90 80 15
Total families without children at home 690 690 615 75 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,140 1,045 1,000 40 90 80 15
1 child at home 415 350 315 35 65 60 0
2 children at home 470 450 440 10 20 15 0
3 or more children at home 255 250 245 0 10 0 10
Total children at home 2,215.0 2,085.0 2,035.0 50.0 130.0 105.0 25.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.2 1.2 1.3 0.4 1.4 1.3 2.5
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (T3R, CodeT3R)