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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
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  • Data quality index showing, for the short census questionnaire (100% data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.
Total - Families by number of children at home 2,830 2,505 2,350 150 325 265 60
Total families without children at home 885 885 790 95 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,940 1,615 1,560 55 325 270 60
1 child at home 760 550 515 35 210 165 40
2 children at home 880 790 770 20 90 75 20
3 or more children at home 300 275 275 0 30 30 0
Total children at home 3,500.0 3,020.0 2,950.0 75.0 475.0 405.0 75.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.2 1.2 1.3 0.5 1.5 1.5 1.2
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (V6L, CodeV6L)