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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 1,220 970 775 195 250 215 35
Total families without children at home 620 615 495 120 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 600 355 280 75 245 215 35
1 child at home 315 150 105 40 160 135 25
2 children at home 230 155 125 30 75 70 10
3 or more children at home 65 50 50 0 10 10 0
Total children at home 975.0 625.0 510.0 115.0 350.0 300.0 45.0
Average number of children at home per family 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.6 1.4 1.4 1.3
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (E8C, CodeE8C)