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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 665 535 475 65 130 95 35
Total families without children at home 270 270 240 30 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 395 270 230 30 125 95 30
1 child at home 175 110 95 15 65 45 20
2 children at home 110 80 65 10 30 30 10
3 or more children at home 110 75 70 0 35 20 10
Total children at home 790.0 550.0 495.0 55.0 240.0 170.0 65.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.2 1.0 1.1 0.8 1.9 1.8 2.0
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (E7J, CodeE7J)