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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 = E1B
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	5,350	4,600	4,030	575	750	620	130
Total families without children at home	2,085	2,085	1,820	260	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	3,270	2,520	2,205	310	750	615	130
1 child at home	1,550	1,005	805	200	545	445	105
2 children at home	1,315	1,140	1,060	80	175	145	25
3 or more children at home	400	370	335	30	30	30	0
Total children at home	5,480.0	4,485.0	4,010.0	470.0	1,000.0	840.0	155.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.8	1.3	1.4	1.2

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (E1B, CodeE1B)