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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 = N2K
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	7,400	6,595	5,955	635	805	650	150
Total families without children at home	2,305	2,300	1,930	375	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	5,090	4,290	4,030	265	800	655	150
1 child at home	1,905	1,425	1,315	110	475	385	90
2 children at home	2,265	2,050	1,940	105	220	175	45
3 or more children at home	920	815	770	45	105	90	15
Total children at home	9,420.0	8,175.0	7,710.0	465.0	1,240.0	1,015.0	225.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.3	1.2	1.3	0.7	1.5	1.6	1.5

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (N2K, CodeN2K)