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2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations
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
Data table
| Number of children at home (8) | Census family structure (7) | |||||||
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| Total - Census family structure | Total couple families | Married couple families | Common-law couple families | Total lone-parent families | Female parent families | Male parent families | ||
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Note(s) :
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| Total - Families by number of children at home | 3,070 | 2,670 | 2,385 | 285 | 400 | 320 | 75 | |
| Total families without children at home | 1,080 | 1,080 | 895 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total families with children at home | 1,990 | 1,590 | 1,490 | 95 | 395 | 325 | 75 | |
| 1 child at home | 860 | 645 | 590 | 60 | 210 | 185 | 25 | |
| 2 children at home | 910 | 750 | 725 | 20 | 165 | 115 | 50 | |
| 3 or more children at home | 220 | 195 | 175 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 0 | |
| Total children at home | 3,370.0 | 2,755.0 | 2,590.0 | 155.0 | 615.0 | 490.0 | 125.0 | |
| Average number of children at home per family | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.7 | |
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008
(A1W, CodeA1W)
