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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 500 425 385 35 70 50 25
Total families without children at home 200 205 180 20 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 300 225 210 15 75 55 20
1 child at home 130 95 85 10 35 20 20
2 children at home 140 110 100 10 25 25 0
3 or more children at home 30 20 20 0 0 10 0
Total children at home 505.0 385.0 360.0 30.0 120.0 95.0 25.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.7 1.8 1.2
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (E6E, CodeE6E)