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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 = P3P
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	4,400	3,855	3,320	535	545	465	80
Total families without children at home	1,505	1,505	1,295	205	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	2,895	2,350	2,020	330	545	460	85
1 child at home	1,210	860	710	145	350	275	70
2 children at home	1,285	1,120	1,000	115	165	155	10
3 or more children at home	400	370	305	65	30	30	0
Total children at home	5,075.0	4,300.0	3,700.0	605.0	775.0	680.0	90.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.4	1.5	1.1

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (P3P, CodeP3P)