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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 = N3C
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	6,785	5,990	5,240	745	800	600	195
Total families without children at home	2,090	2,085	1,695	390	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	4,695	3,900	3,545	355	800	600	195
1 child at home	1,865	1,395	1,200	195	470	345	125
2 children at home	2,035	1,800	1,700	95	235	190	45
3 or more children at home	795	705	645	60	90	65	25
Total children at home	8,545.0	7,325.0	6,730.0	595.0	1,220.0	930.0	290.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.3	1.2	1.3	0.8	1.5	1.6	1.5

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (N3C, CodeN3C)