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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 13,045 11,080 9,740 1,340 1,965 1,530 435
Total families without children at home 4,255 4,250 3,485 765 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 8,795 6,825 6,250 575 1,965 1,530 435
1 child at home 3,745 2,555 2,280 275 1,185 910 280
2 children at home 3,625 3,030 2,835 200 595 465 125
3 or more children at home 1,420 1,235 1,135 100 185 155 25
Total children at home 15,595.0 12,630.0 11,645.0 990.0 2,970.0 2,335.0 635.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.2 1.1 1.2 0.7 1.5 1.5 1.5
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (L1N, CodeL1N)