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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 825 670 570 95 150 135 20
Total families without children at home 320 315 255 60 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 505 350 315 40 150 135 20
1 child at home 250 160 145 10 100 85 10
2 children at home 180 125 105 20 50 45 0
3 or more children at home 70 70 65 10 0 0 0
Total children at home 855.0 645.0 570.0 75.0 210.0 185.0 0
Average number of children at home per family 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.8 1.4 1.4 0
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (E7K, CodeE7K)