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Topic-based tabulation: 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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Geography = M2H
Number of children at home (8)	Census family structure (7)
Number of children at home (8)	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	7,645	6,295	6,100	195	1,345	1,190	155
Total families without children at home	2,105	2,105	1,995	105	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	5,540	4,195	4,105	90	1,345	1,195	155
1 child at home	2,725	1,950	1,890	65	770	680	95
2 children at home	2,235	1,805	1,785	25	430	385	45
3 or more children at home	575	440	435	0	145	130	15
Total children at home	9,155.0	7,045.0	6,940.0	110.0	2,110.0	1,870.0	235.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.2	1.1	1.1	0.6	1.6	1.6	1.5

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (M2H, CodeM2H)