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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 3,995 3,570 3,150 415 430 340 85
Total families without children at home 1,605 1,605 1,410 195 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 2,390 1,960 1,740 225 425 335 90
1 child at home 990 710 600 115 280 215 65
2 children at home 995 900 820 80 90 70 20
3 or more children at home 410 350 320 30 55 55 0
Total children at home 4,335.0 3,695.0 3,310.0 380.0 640.0 525.0 115.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.9 1.5 1.5 1.4
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (N3L, CodeN3L)