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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 2,575 2,235 1,955 275 345 290 55
Total families without children at home 840 840 680 165 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,735 1,390 1,280 110 345 290 55
1 child at home 590 415 385 30 175 160 20
2 children at home 770 660 590 70 110 75 30
3 or more children at home 375 315 305 0 60 55 10
Total children at home 3,370.0 2,775.0 2,585.0 190.0 595.0 495.0 100.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.3 1.2 1.3 0.7 1.7 1.7 1.7
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (H3R, CodeH3R)