2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations
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
Data table
Geography = A1E
| 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) :
 Data quality note(s)
- 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%.
- Data quality index showing, for the long census questionnaire (20% sample data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.
|
| Total - Families by number of children at home |
8,185
|
6,335
|
5,300
|
1,035
|
1,845
|
1,605
|
235
|
| Total families without children at home |
2,985
|
2,980
|
2,265
|
715
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Total families with children at home |
5,200
|
3,355
|
3,035
|
325
|
1,845
|
1,610
|
235
|
| 1 child at home |
2,735
|
1,450
|
1,245
|
205
|
1,280
|
1,100
|
180
|
| 2 children at home |
1,935
|
1,495
|
1,415
|
80
|
440
|
395
|
45
|
| 3 or more children at home |
530
|
405
|
370
|
30
|
125
|
115
|
10
|
| Total children at home |
8,295.0
|
5,735.0
|
5,240.0
|
495.0
|
2,560.0
|
2,260.0
|
300.0
|
| Average number of children at home per family |
1.0
|
0.9
|
1.0
|
0.5
|
1.4
|
1.4
|
1.3
|
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008
(A1E, CodeA1E)