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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 5,655 4,880 4,215 665 775 610 165
Total families without children at home 2,270 2,270 1,840 425 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 3,385 2,610 2,370 240 775 610 165
1 child at home 1,480 945 825 120 535 410 125
2 children at home 1,340 1,160 1,075 85 175 135 40
3 or more children at home 570 505 470 30 65 65 0
Total children at home 6,085.0 4,970.0 4,555.0 410.0 1,115.0 910.0 205.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.6 1.4 1.5 1.2
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (T9E, CodeT9E)