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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 = L2M
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	9,675	7,805	6,850	960	1,870	1,540	335
Total families without children at home	3,810	3,815	3,330	485	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	5,865	3,995	3,520	475	1,865	1,535	330
1 child at home	2,705	1,575	1,330	250	1,125	925	205
2 children at home	2,265	1,710	1,585	120	555	445	110
3 or more children at home	895	710	605	105	185	165	20
Total children at home	10,210.0	7,350.0	6,525.0	825.0	2,865.0	2,365.0	495.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.1	0.9	1.0	0.9	1.5	1.5	1.5

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (L2M, CodeL2M)