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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 14,270 12,975 11,870 1,105 1,295 1,070 220
Total families without children at home 5,060 5,065 4,255 805 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 9,210 7,915 7,615 300 1,295 1,070 225
1 child at home 3,465 2,775 2,605 170 685 565 125
2 children at home 4,230 3,740 3,660 75 490 405 85
3 or more children at home 1,515 1,400 1,345 50 115 105 10
Total children at home 16,870.0 14,830.0 14,315.0 510.0 2,035.0 1,700.0 335.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.2 1.1 1.2 0.5 1.6 1.6 1.5
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (T3H, CodeT3H)