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 = T6H
| 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 |
8,145
|
6,850
|
5,905
|
950
|
1,295
|
965
|
330
|
| Total families without children at home |
3,420
|
3,420
|
2,695
|
725
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Total families with children at home |
4,725
|
3,430
|
3,210
|
220
|
1,295
|
965
|
330
|
| 1 child at home |
2,205
|
1,350
|
1,240
|
110
|
860
|
680
|
180
|
| 2 children at home |
1,780
|
1,430
|
1,365
|
60
|
350
|
225
|
120
|
| 3 or more children at home |
740
|
655
|
605
|
50
|
90
|
55
|
25
|
| Total children at home |
8,195.0
|
6,355.0
|
5,935.0
|
420.0
|
1,845.0
|
1,325.0
|
515.0
|
| Average number of children at home per family |
1.0
|
0.9
|
1.0
|
0.4
|
1.4
|
1.4
|
1.6
|
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008
(T6H, CodeT6H)