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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 = M1J
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	9,755	7,070	6,385	690	2,680	2,340	340
Total families without children at home	2,400	2,400	2,000	400	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	7,355	4,675	4,380	290	2,680	2,340	340
1 child at home	3,225	1,660	1,495	160	1,565	1,305	260
2 children at home	2,565	1,815	1,740	70	755	675	75
3 or more children at home	1,560	1,200	1,140	55	365	360	0
Total children at home	13,695.0	9,375.0	8,885.0	490.0	4,320.0	3,890.0	430.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.4	1.3	1.4	0.7	1.6	1.7	1.3

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (M1J, CodeM1J)