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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 1,960 1,740 1,450 285 220 175 45
Total families without children at home 470 475 350 125 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,485 1,265 1,100 165 220 175 45
1 child at home 535 400 315 80 135 105 25
2 children at home 730 645 580 65 85 65 15
3 or more children at home 220 220 200 15 0 0 0
Total children at home 2,710.0 2,405.0 2,140.0 265.0 305.0 245.0 60.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.4 1.4 1.5 0.9 1.4 1.4 1.3
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (H9K, CodeH9K)