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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 = N8M
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	3,205	2,780	2,500	275	425	350	75
Total families without children at home	1,265	1,265	1,130	140	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	1,940	1,510	1,370	140	430	345	80
1 child at home	760	500	440	55	255	215	40
2 children at home	765	650	590	65	115	95	20
3 or more children at home	415	360	340	15	55	35	20
Total children at home	3,640.0	2,990.0	2,735.0	255.0	655.0	515.0	135.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.1	1.1	1.1	0.9	1.5	1.5	1.7

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (N8M, CodeN8M)