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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
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  • Data quality index showing, for the long census questionnaire (20% sample data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.
Total - Families by number of children at home 2,625 2,425 2,035 385 200 130 70
Total families without children at home 1,265 1,260 1,005 250 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,365 1,165 1,030 130 200 135 70
1 child at home 555 460 390 70 90 65 25
2 children at home 540 445 390 50 95 55 45
3 or more children at home 270 260 250 10 10 15 0
Total children at home 2,575.0 2,250.0 2,035.0 215.0 325.0 215.0 110.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.6 1.6 1.6 1.6
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (V9J, CodeV9J)