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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 970 870 745 125 95 75 20
Total families without children at home 300 300 260 40 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 670 575 485 90 100 75 20
1 child at home 290 210 165 45 80 65 15
2 children at home 275 260 225 35 15 15 0
3 or more children at home 100 100 95 0 10 0 10
Total children at home 1,180.0 1,055.0 925.0 130.0 125.0 90.0 40.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.4 1.1 1.8
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (P4R, CodeP4R)