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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 = H7H
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	3,410	2,815	1,830	990	595	445	150
Total families without children at home	1,115	1,115	665	450	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	2,295	1,700	1,160	540	595	445	150
1 child at home	910	560	345	210	355	250	100
2 children at home	1,060	845	615	230	215	175	40
3 or more children at home	320	295	195	100	30	20	0
Total children at home	4,065.0	3,190.0	2,195.0	990.0	875.0	665.0	205.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.2	1.1	1.2	1.0	1.5	1.5	1.4

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (H7H, CodeH7H)