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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 335 310 285 25 25 20 10
Total families without children at home 105 100 90 15 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 230 205 195 10 25 20 0
1 child at home 75 60 50 10 20 15 10
2 children at home 105 100 100 0 0 10 0
3 or more children at home 45 45 45 0 0 0 0
Total children at home 435.0 405.0 385.0 15.0 30.0 30.0 0
Average number of children at home per family 1.3 1.3 1.4 0.6 1.2 1.5 0
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (S6X, CodeS6X)