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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
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  • Data quality index showing, for the long census questionnaire (20% sample data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.
Total - Families by number of children at home 1,890 1,675 1,450 220 215 160 55
Total families without children at home 785 785 660 125 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,105 890 790 100 215 165 55
1 child at home 475 330 275 55 150 115 35
2 children at home 445 395 365 35 50 30 15
3 or more children at home 185 165 155 15 20 15 10
Total children at home 1,960.0 1,645.0 1,485.0 160.0 315.0 235.0 85.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.7 1.5 1.4 1.5
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (T9W, CodeT9W)