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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 = R2Y
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	5,890	4,700	4,075	630	1,185	980	200
Total families without children at home	2,345	2,345	2,015	330	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	3,545	2,360	2,060	295	1,180	980	205
1 child at home	1,670	950	810	145	715	560	155
2 children at home	1,360	1,025	910	120	335	300	35
3 or more children at home	515	380	350	40	130	120	10
Total children at home	6,070.0	4,245.0	3,745.0	500.0	1,825.0	1,555.0	270.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.8	1.5	1.6	1.4

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (R2Y, CodeR2Y)