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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 = L4S
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	8,770	7,900	7,630	270	870	725	150
Total families without children at home	1,870	1,875	1,720	150	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	6,895	6,025	5,910	115	870	725	150
1 child at home	2,595	2,145	2,125	25	445	365	80
2 children at home	3,245	2,970	2,910	55	280	220	60
3 or more children at home	1,055	905	870	35	150	135	10
Total children at home	12,540.0	11,070.0	10,835.0	240.0	1,465.0	1,240.0	230.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.4	1.4	1.4	0.9	1.7	1.7	1.5

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (L4S, CodeL4S)