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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 1,865 1,640 1,430 210 230 205 25
Total families without children at home 880 880 780 100 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 990 760 650 110 230 205 25
1 child at home 470 315 260 50 160 135 20
2 children at home 355 295 250 45 55 60 0
3 or more children at home 160 145 140 10 10 10 0
Total children at home 1,715.0 1,405.0 1,230.0 175.0 310.0 285.0 25.0
Average number of children at home per family 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.3 1.4 1.0
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (E4Z, CodeE4Z)