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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 2,575 2,375 2,180 195 195 150 50
Total families without children at home 885 885 770 110 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,690 1,490 1,405 85 195 150 50
1 child at home 640 505 455 50 130 100 35
2 children at home 765 725 705 25 40 30 15
3 or more children at home 280 255 250 10 20 20 0
Total children at home 3,060.0 2,760.0 2,635.0 125.0 300.0 230.0 70.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.6 1.5 1.5 1.4
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (P7G, CodeP7G)