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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 580 525 445 80 50 50 10
Total families without children at home 230 225 190 40 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 355 300 255 45 50 45 0
1 child at home 165 125 105 20 40 35 0
2 children at home 115 110 85 25 0 0 0
3 or more children at home 70 65 65 0 10 10 0
Total children at home 610.0 540.0 475.0 70.0 70.0 60.0 0
Average number of children at home per family 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.8 1.3 1.3 0
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (E5S, CodeE5S)