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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 17,230 14,740 9,780 4,960 2,485 1,815 675
Total families without children at home 6,235 6,235 3,880 2,350 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 10,995 8,510 5,900 2,610 2,485 1,815 675
1 child at home 4,810 3,340 2,160 1,180 1,470 1,055 415
2 children at home 4,635 3,830 2,705 1,125 800 610 195
3 or more children at home 1,555 1,340 1,035 300 215 145 70
Total children at home 19,055.0 15,285.0 10,885.0 4,400.0 3,775.0 2,755.0 1,020.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.9 1.5 1.5 1.5
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (J7V, CodeJ7V)