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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 2,575 2,315 2,040 275 260 235 25
Total families without children at home 1,045 1,045 845 200 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,530 1,270 1,195 75 260 230 25
1 child at home 660 480 415 60 180 165 15
2 children at home 625 555 540 10 70 60 10
3 or more children at home 250 240 235 0 10 10 0
Total children at home 2,700.0 2,350.0 2,255.0 100.0 350.0 310.0 35.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.3 1.3 1.4 1.3
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (C1E, CodeC1E)