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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 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 2,270 1,975 1,130 845 300 225 70
Total families without children at home 940 945 580 360 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,330 1,035 550 485 295 225 65
1 child at home 615 445 205 240 175 130 40
2 children at home 470 395 210 185 75 55 15
3 or more children at home 240 195 135 60 45 40 0
Total children at home 2,330.0 1,855.0 1,045.0 815.0 470.0 365.0 105.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.6 1.6 1.5
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (G8P, CodeG8P)