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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 4,875 4,145 3,545 600 735 630 100
Total families without children at home 1,560 1,560 1,275 285 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 3,320 2,585 2,275 310 735 635 105
1 child at home 1,580 1,105 950 160 475 400 70
2 children at home 1,340 1,130 1,020 105 215 185 35
3 or more children at home 400 350 300 55 45 45 0
Total children at home 5,545.0 4,505.0 3,975.0 525.0 1,045.0 905.0 135.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.4 1.4 1.4
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (B4E, CodeB4E)