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2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations

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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Number of children at home (8) Census family structure (7)
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 1,560 1,430 1,360 65 135 115 15
Total families without children at home 545 545 480 65 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,020 885 880 0 135 115 15
1 child at home 310 215 220 0 90 80 15
2 children at home 500 465 465 0 35 30 0
3 or more children at home 210 200 200 0 0 10 0
Total children at home 1,955.0 1,775.0 1,775.0 0 180.0 160.0 20.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.3 1.2 1.3 0 1.4 1.3 1.0
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (S7S, CodeS7S)