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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 1,880 1,665 1,400 265 215 180 35
Total families without children at home 745 740 600 145 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,135 920 800 120 210 175 35
1 child at home 500 380 315 65 120 90 25
2 children at home 560 475 430 50 80 75 10
3 or more children at home 80 60 55 0 15 15 0
Total children at home 1,865.0 1,540.0 1,360.0 180.0 325.0 285.0 45.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.7 1.5 1.6 1.1
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (B3V, CodeB3V)