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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 2,170 1,945 1,645 300 230 175 50
Total families without children at home 845 845 655 190 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,325 1,095 985 110 230 180 50
1 child at home 510 385 325 60 125 80 45
2 children at home 600 520 490 30 80 70 10
3 or more children at home 215 190 165 20 25 25 0
Total children at home 2,405.0 2,040.0 1,860.0 180.0 365.0 300.0 65.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.6 1.6 1.6 1.3
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (B2S, CodeB2S)