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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 4,045 3,315 2,700 615 725 625 105
Total families without children at home 1,800 1,800 1,410 390 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 2,240 1,510 1,285 225 725 620 105
1 child at home 1,085 640 530 110 445 370 75
2 children at home 840 610 520 85 230 200 30
3 or more children at home 315 260 235 25 50 55 0
Total children at home 3,765.0 2,690.0 2,330.0 360.0 1,075.0 940.0 135.0
Average number of children at home per family 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.6 1.5 1.5 1.3
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (B4H, CodeB4H)