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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 = L3M
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	6,980	6,225	5,680	540	750	570	180
Total families without children at home	2,790	2,785	2,435	350	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	4,190	3,440	3,250	190	755	575	180
1 child at home	1,650	1,190	1,105	80	460	345	110
2 children at home	1,740	1,540	1,450	85	205	150	45
3 or more children at home	795	710	685	20	90	70	20
Total children at home	7,740.0	6,605.0	6,285.0	320.0	1,135.0	865.0	270.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.1	1.1	1.1	0.6	1.5	1.5	1.5

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (L3M, CodeL3M)