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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 770 715 710 10 55 45 10
Total families without children at home 225 225 225 0 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 550 490 480 10 55 45 10
1 child at home 155 120 110 10 35 30 0
2 children at home 265 255 255 0 10 10 0
3 or more children at home 125 115 115 0 0 0 0
Total children at home 1,070.0 995.0 980.0 0 80.0 75.0 0
Average number of children at home per family 1.4 1.4 1.4 0 1.5 1.5 0
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (P1C, CodeP1C)