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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 4,630 3,880 3,375 505 750 640 105
Total families without children at home 1,820 1,820 1,440 380 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 2,810 2,060 1,935 125 750 645 105
1 child at home 1,300 775 715 60 530 445 80
2 children at home 1,080 920 890 30 160 135 25
3 or more children at home 425 365 330 35 65 65 0
Total children at home 4,850.0 3,815.0 3,575.0 245.0 1,035.0 905.0 125.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.0 1.0 1.1 0.5 1.4 1.4 1.2
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (R3N, CodeR3N)