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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) :
Warning Data quality note(s)
  • Data quality index showing, for the long census questionnaire (20% sample data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 10% but lower than 25%.
Total - Families by number of children at home 675 605 365 240 65 40 25
Total families without children at home 285 285 185 100 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 390 325 185 140 65 35 25
1 child at home 210 165 60 105 40 25 20
2 children at home 120 110 90 20 20 10 10
3 or more children at home 55 55 35 15 0 0 0
Total children at home 630.0 535.0 340.0 195.0 90.0 60.0 35.0
Average number of children at home per family 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.5 1.5 1.2
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (H7J, CodeH7J)