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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
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  • Data quality index showing, for the short census questionnaire (100% data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.
Total - Families by number of children at home 3,130 2,655 2,385 270 470 375 95
Total families without children at home 1,070 1,070 945 125 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 2,065 1,590 1,445 145 470 375 95
1 child at home 775 555 455 100 220 170 45
2 children at home 920 720 685 35 200 155 45
3 or more children at home 370 315 300 15 55 50 0
Total children at home 3,815.0 3,030.0 2,825.0 210.0 790.0 635.0 150.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.2 1.1 1.2 0.8 1.7 1.7 1.6
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (H4K, CodeH4K)