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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 = H7M
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	7,950	6,650	5,170	1,475	1,300	1,005	295
Total families without children at home	2,900	2,900	2,135	765	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	5,055	3,750	3,035	715	1,300	1,005	290
1 child at home	2,075	1,335	1,075	260	735	580	160
2 children at home	2,160	1,720	1,340	375	440	335	105
3 or more children at home	815	695	615	70	125	95	25
Total children at home	9,035.0	7,035.0	5,780.0	1,250.0	2,000.0	1,550.0	455.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.1	1.1	1.1	0.9	1.5	1.5	1.6

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (H7M, CodeH7M)