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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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Warning Data quality note(s)
  • Data quality index showing, for the short census questionnaire (100% data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.
Total - Families by number of children at home 2,160 1,730 1,510 220 430 320 110
Total families without children at home 795 790 660 135 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,370 940 850 90 430 320 110
1 child at home 675 385 340 50 285 215 70
2 children at home 460 375 350 30 85 60 20
3 or more children at home 240 175 165 10 60 45 15
Total children at home 2,405.0 1,735.0 1,590.0 145.0 670.0 495.0 170.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.7 1.6 1.5 1.6
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (B1S, CodeB1S)