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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 2,045 1,805 1,600 205 240 195 50
Total families without children at home 760 755 630 125 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,285 1,045 970 75 240 195 45
1 child at home 590 440 400 40 145 120 25
2 children at home 525 440 410 25 85 60 25
3 or more children at home 175 165 150 15 0 0 0
Total children at home 2,220.0 1,875.0 1,725.0 145.0 340.0 275.0 70.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.7 1.4 1.4 1.6
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (A1M, CodeA1M)