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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 = V4N
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	11,455	10,120	9,395	725	1,340	1,065	265
Total families without children at home	3,275	3,270	2,845	425	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	8,190	6,850	6,550	300	1,335	1,065	270
1 child at home	2,780	2,055	1,905	150	720	600	120
2 children at home	3,650	3,270	3,180	90	375	305	75
3 or more children at home	1,755	1,520	1,465	55	240	170	70
Total children at home	15,790.0	13,550.0	13,020.0	530.0	2,240.0	1,735.0	505.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.4	1.3	1.4	0.7	1.7	1.6	1.9

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (V4N, CodeV4N)