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Topic-based tabulation: 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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Geography = J7K
Number of children at home (8)	Census family structure (7)
Number of children at home (8)	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	6,850	5,945	3,470	2,475	900	680	220
Total families without children at home	2,315	2,315	1,395	925	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	4,530	3,630	2,080	1,550	900	675	220
1 child at home	2,075	1,535	860	675	545	430	115
2 children at home	1,800	1,535	855	680	265	170	95
3 or more children at home	655	560	355	200	95	75	15
Total children at home	7,800.0	6,415.0	3,735.0	2,680.0	1,385.0	1,015.0	365.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.5	1.5	1.6

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (J7K, CodeJ7K)