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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 = G2K
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	2,500	2,130	1,320	810	365	260	100
Total families without children at home	1,250	1,250	745	510	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	1,245	875	580	300	365	260	100
1 child at home	650	405	225	180	240	170	70
2 children at home	480	370	265	110	105	85	20
3 or more children at home	120	95	90	10	20	0	10
Total children at home	1,985.0	1,465.0	1,035.0	425.0	515.0	365.0	150.0
Average number of children at home per family	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.5	1.4	1.4	1.5

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (G2K, CodeG2K)