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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 1,215 1,110 1,050 60 105 85 15
Total families without children at home 385 385 345 45 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 830 725 705 15 100 85 20
1 child at home 350 295 285 10 55 45 10
2 children at home 390 350 345 10 40 35 10
3 or more children at home 85 80 80 0 10 10 0
Total children at home 1,410.0 1,250.0 1,225.0 25.0 160.0 135.0 25.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.2 1.1 1.2 0.3 1.5 1.5 1.7
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (K2T, CodeK2T)