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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) :
Warning Data quality note(s)
  • Data quality index showing, for the short census questionnaire (100% data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.
  • Data quality index showing, for the long census questionnaire (20% sample data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.
Total - Families by number of children at home 5,825 4,850 4,185 665 975 870 105
Total families without children at home 2,175 2,175 1,710 460 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 3,655 2,675 2,475 205 975 870 105
1 child at home 1,650 1,025 895 130 630 525 100
2 children at home 1,350 1,070 1,020 50 280 275 0
3 or more children at home 650 580 560 25 70 65 0
Total children at home 6,575.0 5,155.0 4,850.0 300.0 1,415.0 1,300.0 120.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.1 1.1 1.2 0.5 1.5 1.5 1.1
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (H3X, CodeH3X)