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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 1,335 1,170 955 215 165 150 15
Total families without children at home 590 590 455 135 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 745 575 495 80 165 150 15
1 child at home 330 230 180 50 100 80 20
2 children at home 330 270 255 15 60 60 0
3 or more children at home 85 80 60 15 10 10 0
Total children at home 1,270.0 1,025.0 895.0 125.0 245.0 225.0 15.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.6 1.4 1.5 1.0
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (E4V, CodeE4V)