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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 = R2M
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	10,385	8,450	7,195	1,255	1,935	1,605	330
Total families without children at home	4,240	4,245	3,460	780	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	6,145	4,205	3,735	475	1,935	1,605	335
1 child at home	3,030	1,780	1,510	270	1,255	1,025	230
2 children at home	2,200	1,740	1,595	145	460	375	85
3 or more children at home	910	690	630	55	225	205	15
Total children at home	10,445.0	7,550.0	6,805.0	745.0	2,890.0	2,440.0	450.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.6	1.5	1.5	1.4

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (R2M, CodeR2M)