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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 = S4S
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	8,700	7,470	6,610	865	1,225	995	225
Total families without children at home	3,940	3,940	3,330	615	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	4,755	3,530	3,280	250	1,220	995	230
1 child at home	2,215	1,370	1,215	155	845	670	175
2 children at home	1,790	1,480	1,415	65	310	260	50
3 or more children at home	745	675	650	25	70	65	0
Total children at home	8,205.0	6,510.0	6,140.0	370.0	1,695.0	1,410.0	285.0
Average number of children at home per family	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.4	1.4	1.4	1.3

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (S4S, CodeS4S)