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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 3,525 3,130 2,970 155 390 315 80
Total families without children at home 1,040 1,040 980 60 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 2,480 2,090 1,990 95 395 315 80
1 child at home 830 650 590 60 175 165 15
2 children at home 1,130 1,000 970 25 135 90 40
3 or more children at home 515 435 430 10 85 55 25
Total children at home 4,755.0 4,060.0 3,915.0 140.0 695.0 520.0 170.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.3 1.3 1.3 0.9 1.8 1.7 2.1
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (V4E, CodeV4E)