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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 755 645 545 100 110 85 25
Total families without children at home 270 265 245 20 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 485 380 300 75 110 85 25
1 child at home 270 175 145 35 90 70 25
2 children at home 145 140 95 45 10 10 0
3 or more children at home 70 65 60 0 0 0 0
Total children at home 780.0 650.0 525.0 130.0 125.0 105.0 25.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.0
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (E9A, CodeE9A)