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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 = M4P
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	3,680	3,070	2,260	810	610	525	90
Total families without children at home	1,935	1,935	1,205	725	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	1,745	1,130	1,050	80	615	525	85
1 child at home	965	580	540	45	385	330	50
2 children at home	645	430	405	25	215	185	30
3 or more children at home	130	120	110	10	10	10	0
Total children at home	2,660.0	1,805.0	1,675.0	125.0	855.0	735.0	120.0
Average number of children at home per family	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.2	1.4	1.4	1.4

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (M4P, CodeM4P)