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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 3,445 3,055 2,785 270 385 340 50
Total families without children at home 1,390 1,390 1,215 175 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 2,050 1,660 1,565 95 385 335 50
1 child at home 850 585 540 45 265 235 25
2 children at home 870 790 760 35 80 70 10
3 or more children at home 325 285 265 20 45 25 15
Total children at home 3,625.0 3,075.0 2,900.0 170.0 550.0 465.0 90.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.6 1.4 1.4 1.8
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (K9K, CodeK9K)