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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 780 665 475 190 115 65 45
Total families without children at home 275 270 175 100 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 505 390 300 90 115 70 45
1 child at home 225 170 135 30 55 55 0
2 children at home 225 170 125 45 60 10 45
3 or more children at home 55 55 35 15 0 0 0
Total children at home 885.0 695.0 530.0 165.0 180.0 85.0 100.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.6 1.1 2.0
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (H9E, CodeH9E)