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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) :
Warning Data quality note(s)
  • Data quality index showing, for the short census questionnaire (100% data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.
  • Data quality index showing, for the long census questionnaire (20% sample data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.
Total - Families by number of children at home 475 385 270 120 90 55 35
Total families without children at home 245 250 170 80 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 230 140 100 40 90 55 35
1 child at home 115 65 35 35 45 30 15
2 children at home 65 40 40 0 25 0 15
3 or more children at home 50 30 25 0 20 20 0
Total children at home 420.0 260.0 210.0 45.0 155.0 100.0 65.0
Average number of children at home per family 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.4 1.8 1.7 1.9
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (T6P, CodeT6P)