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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 4,405 3,920 3,235 685 485 425 60
Total families without children at home 1,680 1,680 1,325 355 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 2,725 2,235 1,905 325 485 425 60
1 child at home 1,120 825 650 180 290 245 50
2 children at home 1,085 935 855 75 150 140 10
3 or more children at home 520 475 405 70 45 45 10
Total children at home 5,050.0 4,305.0 3,725.0 580.0 745.0 665.0 75.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.1 1.1 1.2 0.8 1.5 1.6 1.2
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (T4S, CodeT4S)