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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 770 695 625 65 70 50 20
Total families without children at home 320 320 290 30 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 445 375 340 40 70 50 20
1 child at home 175 130 115 10 45 35 15
2 children at home 170 150 130 20 20 15 10
3 or more children at home 100 100 95 0 0 0 0
Total children at home 875.0 775.0 695.0 80.0 95.0 65.0 30.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.5
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (E5P, CodeE5P)