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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
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  • 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 3,875 3,415 3,170 240 465 350 115
Total families without children at home 1,155 1,155 1,045 105 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 2,725 2,260 2,125 135 465 345 115
1 child at home 1,010 745 660 85 260 195 60
2 children at home 1,140 1,010 975 30 130 90 45
3 or more children at home 575 505 485 20 75 60 10
Total children at home 5,125.0 4,375.0 4,160.0 220.0 745.0 570.0 180.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.3 1.3 1.3 0.9 1.6 1.6 1.5
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (V6N, CodeV6N)