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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 1,025 890 720 170 135 135 0
Total families without children at home 405 405 355 55 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 620 485 370 115 140 130 10
1 child at home 330 240 175 65 95 95 0
2 children at home 245 210 155 55 35 35 0
3 or more children at home 45 35 35 0 10 10 0
Total children at home 960.0 770.0 595.0 175.0 195.0 185.0 0
Average number of children at home per family 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.4 1.4 0
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (E4X, CodeE4X)