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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 1,620 1,275 1,105 170 350 315 35
Total families without children at home 625 620 540 85 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 995 650 560 90 350 310 35
1 child at home 545 345 290 55 200 170 25
2 children at home 360 250 235 15 105 100 0
3 or more children at home 95 55 35 15 40 35 0
Total children at home 1,550.0 1,010.0 870.0 140.0 535.0 490.0 45.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.6 1.6 1.3
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (A2B, CodeA2B)