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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 2,995 2,790 2,560 225 210 155 55
Total families without children at home 925 925 820 105 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 2,070 1,860 1,740 120 210 150 55
1 child at home 760 625 555 70 135 100 30
2 children at home 1,030 970 920 45 70 45 20
3 or more children at home 275 270 260 0 10 10 0
Total children at home 3,740.0 3,450.0 3,250.0 195.0 295.0 215.0 75.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.2 1.2 1.3 0.9 1.4 1.4 1.2
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (R3X, CodeR3X)