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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 790 710 645 65 85 60 25
Total families without children at home 340 340 325 15 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 450 365 320 45 85 60 25
1 child at home 170 115 90 25 55 40 10
2 children at home 180 165 150 15 10 15 0
3 or more children at home 100 85 80 10 20 0 10
Total children at home 860.0 725.0 655.0 70.0 135.0 85.0 45.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.5 1.4 1.8
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (K6K, CodeK6K)