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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 2,225 1,965 1,535 430 260 210 50
Total families without children at home 1,115 1,115 800 320 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,110 850 730 120 260 210 50
1 child at home 585 395 320 70 190 150 40
2 children at home 420 355 310 40 65 60 0
3 or more children at home 110 100 95 10 0 0 0
Total children at home 1,785.0 1,450.0 1,275.0 175.0 335.0 275.0 60.0
Average number of children at home per family 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.4 1.3 1.3 1.2
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (E1H, CodeE1H)