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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 545 455 390 65 85 70 20
Total families without children at home 240 240 200 45 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 305 215 195 25 85 70 20
1 child at home 150 100 85 15 50 30 15
2 children at home 120 85 80 10 35 35 10
3 or more children at home 35 30 25 10 0 0 0
Total children at home 505.0 365.0 330.0 35.0 135.0 115.0 20.0
Average number of children at home per family 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.5 1.6 1.6 1.0
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (E5A, CodeE5A)