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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 = M2N
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	16,580	14,100	12,700	1,400	2,475	2,055	420
Total families without children at home	6,755	6,760	5,565	1,190	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	9,820	7,345	7,135	210	2,475	2,060	420
1 child at home	5,080	3,480	3,385	95	1,600	1,335	260
2 children at home	3,665	2,980	2,875	105	685	560	125
3 or more children at home	1,075	885	875	10	190	155	30
Total children at home	15,875.0	12,265.0	11,915.0	345.0	3,605.0	2,985.0	625.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.2	1.5	1.4	1.5

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (M2N, CodeM2N)