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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 4,760 4,050 3,270 780 710 570 140
Total families without children at home 1,500 1,500 1,035 470 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 3,260 2,550 2,235 315 710 570 140
1 child at home 1,455 965 805 160 495 380 110
2 children at home 1,305 1,135 1,030 105 170 155 20
3 or more children at home 500 445 400 50 50 35 15
Total children at home 5,670.0 4,680.0 4,145.0 535.0 995.0 805.0 190.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.2 1.2 1.3 0.7 1.4 1.4 1.4
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (H7T, CodeH7T)