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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 975 835 705 130 145 115 30
Total families without children at home 470 470 395 80 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 505 365 310 50 145 115 30
1 child at home 260 175 145 30 80 60 20
2 children at home 185 140 130 0 45 40 10
3 or more children at home 55 45 30 10 10 10 0
Total children at home 810.0 595.0 505.0 85.0 220.0 180.0 35.0
Average number of children at home per family 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 1.5 1.6 1.2
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (E5H, CodeE5H)