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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 1,995 1,440 1,315 125 550 470 85
Total families without children at home 670 670 620 50 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,325 770 695 80 550 470 80
1 child at home 630 325 300 20 305 230 80
2 children at home 525 315 270 40 210 210 10
3 or more children at home 165 130 115 15 25 30 0
Total children at home 2,220.0 1,390.0 1,240.0 145.0 825.0 740.0 85.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.2 1.5 1.6 1.0
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (B1V, CodeB1V)