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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 2,220 1,935 1,135 800 280 155 130
Total families without children at home 860 860 515 345 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,360 1,075 620 455 280 155 130
1 child at home 565 395 190 205 170 65 105
2 children at home 600 515 325 190 90 65 25
3 or more children at home 190 170 105 60 25 25 0
Total children at home 2,375.0 1,955.0 1,180.0 770.0 420.0 265.0 150.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.5 1.7 1.2
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (G3H, CodeG3H)