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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 11,320 9,280 7,585 1,695 2,040 1,690 350
Total families without children at home 4,260 4,260 3,335 925 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 7,060 5,020 4,250 770 2,040 1,690 350
1 child at home 3,100 1,875 1,540 335 1,230 985 240
2 children at home 2,795 2,160 1,845 315 635 550 80
3 or more children at home 1,165 985 865 120 175 150 25
Total children at home 12,550.0 9,485.0 8,135.0 1,350.0 3,060.0 2,565.0 490.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.8 1.5 1.5 1.4
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (L4M, CodeL4M)