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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 = M5M
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	6,575	5,800	5,375	430	775	650	125
Total families without children at home	2,020	2,020	1,745	275	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	4,555	3,780	3,625	155	775	650	120
1 child at home	1,710	1,225	1,165	60	485	410	70
2 children at home	1,995	1,745	1,655	80	250	205	50
3 or more children at home	850	810	800	10	40	40	0
Total children at home	8,475.0	7,365.0	7,110.0	260.0	1,105.0	935.0	175.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.3	1.3	1.3	0.6	1.4	1.4	1.4

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (M5M, CodeM5M)