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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 5,290 4,695 4,395 305 595 470 125
Total families without children at home 2,000 2,000 1,795 205 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 3,290 2,695 2,595 95 595 470 120
1 child at home 1,195 840 775 70 350 275 80
2 children at home 1,400 1,195 1,185 10 205 165 40
3 or more children at home 695 660 640 20 30 30 0
Total children at home 6,275.0 5,410.0 5,260.0 150.0 865.0 695.0 170.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.5 1.5 1.5 1.4
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (V3X, CodeV3X)