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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 = E3V
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	3,530	3,005	2,230	775	520	475	45
Total families without children at home	1,680	1,675	1,225	450	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	1,855	1,330	1,005	320	520	475	50
1 child at home	970	655	465	190	320	285	30
2 children at home	690	500	395	105	195	175	15
3 or more children at home	185	175	145	30	10	10	0
Total children at home	2,940.0	2,205.0	1,715.0	490.0	740.0	675.0	65.0
Average number of children at home per family	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.6	1.4	1.4	1.3

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (E3V, CodeE3V)