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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 = N2A
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	6,660	5,655	4,945	705	1,005	840	165
Total families without children at home	2,330	2,325	1,910	415	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	4,330	3,325	3,035	295	1,000	840	165
1 child at home	1,800	1,230	1,105	130	565	460	110
2 children at home	1,755	1,435	1,295	135	325	275	45
3 or more children at home	770	660	630	30	110	100	0
Total children at home	7,915.0	6,305.0	5,800.0	505.0	1,605.0	1,380.0	220.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.2	1.1	1.2	0.7	1.6	1.6	1.3

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (N2A, CodeN2A)