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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) :
Warning Data quality note(s)
  • Data quality index showing, for the short census questionnaire (100% data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.
  • 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 2,390 1,635 1,110 515 760 710 50
Total families without children at home 735 740 355 380 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,660 895 760 140 760 710 50
1 child at home 680 325 260 70 355 320 35
2 children at home 505 275 225 50 225 215 15
3 or more children at home 475 295 275 20 180 180 0
Total children at home 3,450.0 1,960.0 1,710.0 255.0 1,490.0 1,425.0 65.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.4 1.2 1.5 0.5 2.0 2.0 1.3
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (H3J, CodeH3J)