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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 = N4K
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	8,345	7,040	5,985	1,055	1,300	1,040	265
Total families without children at home	3,790	3,790	3,160	630	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	4,550	3,250	2,825	425	1,300	1,040	260
1 child at home	1,915	1,220	1,000	220	700	515	180
2 children at home	1,805	1,370	1,210	155	435	375	55
3 or more children at home	825	655	610	40	170	145	25
Total children at home	8,240.0	6,130.0	5,445.0	685.0	2,110.0	1,740.0	370.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.6	1.6	1.7	1.4

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (N4K, CodeN4K)