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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 = N4S
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	9,415	7,935	6,635	1,295	1,485	1,250	235
Total families without children at home	3,880	3,880	3,175	710	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	5,535	4,050	3,465	585	1,485	1,250	235
1 child at home	2,470	1,585	1,310	275	885	730	155
2 children at home	1,975	1,580	1,375	205	395	355	40
3 or more children at home	1,085	885	775	110	200	160	40
Total children at home	10,020.0	7,705.0	6,675.0	1,025.0	2,315.0	1,955.0	355.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.1	1.0	1.0	0.8	1.6	1.6	1.6

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (N4S, CodeN4S)