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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 = S0L
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	8,270	7,545	6,835	715	725	530	190
Total families without children at home	3,995	3,995	3,590	405	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	4,270	3,550	3,235	310	725	530	195
1 child at home	1,540	1,125	965	165	420	350	70
2 children at home	1,710	1,470	1,385	90	235	135	100
3 or more children at home	1,025	950	890	60	75	45	25
Total children at home	8,480.0	7,330.0	6,775.0	560.0	1,150.0	775.0	375.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.8	1.6	1.4	2.0

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (S0L, CodeS0L)