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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 745 640 565 75 105 100 0
Total families without children at home 370 370 335 40 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 370 270 230 35 105 100 0
1 child at home 215 150 125 25 65 60 0
2 children at home 140 105 95 10 40 35 0
3 or more children at home 20 15 15 0 0 0 0
Total children at home 550.0 395.0 355.0 45.0 150.0 145.0 0
Average number of children at home per family 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 1.4 1.4 0
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (E9C, CodeE9C)