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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 = E2M
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	5,670	4,510	3,965	540	1,160	990	170
Total families without children at home	2,245	2,245	1,900	345	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	3,425	2,270	2,070	195	1,160	990	170
1 child at home	1,640	930	845	85	710	595	115
2 children at home	1,340	975	900	75	365	315	50
3 or more children at home	440	355	330	30	80	80	0
Total children at home	5,735.0	4,025.0	3,675.0	350.0	1,705.0	1,475.0	230.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.6	1.5	1.5	1.4

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (E2M, CodeE2M)