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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 = N8S
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	6,590	5,250	4,595	650	1,340	1,075	265
Total families without children at home	2,660	2,655	2,280	380	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	3,930	2,590	2,315	275	1,340	1,075	265
1 child at home	1,880	1,065	935	130	815	665	150
2 children at home	1,475	1,105	990	110	370	285	85
3 or more children at home	575	420	390	30	155	125	30
Total children at home	6,660.0	4,605.0	4,160.0	445.0	2,055.0	1,625.0	430.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.7	1.5	1.5	1.6

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (N8S, CodeN8S)