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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 = N9G
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	5,000	4,485	4,255	225	520	385	140
Total families without children at home	1,690	1,690	1,580	110	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	3,310	2,790	2,680	115	520	380	140
1 child at home	1,270	915	845	70	350	255	90
2 children at home	1,355	1,225	1,195	25	130	90	40
3 or more children at home	690	650	640	10	35	35	0
Total children at home	6,240.0	5,490.0	5,320.0	165.0	750.0	560.0	190.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.2	1.2	1.3	0.7	1.5	1.5	1.4

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (N9G, CodeN9G)