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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 = H7R
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	7,380	6,250	3,940	2,315	1,125	830	295
Total families without children at home	2,655	2,655	1,630	1,025	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	4,720	3,595	2,310	1,285	1,120	830	295
1 child at home	2,095	1,450	870	575	650	495	155
2 children at home	1,960	1,600	1,020	580	365	250	110
3 or more children at home	660	550	425	130	110	80	30
Total children at home	8,175.0	6,450.0	4,300.0	2,150.0	1,730.0	1,255.0	470.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.1	1.0	1.1	0.9	1.5	1.5	1.6

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (H7R, CodeH7R)