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2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations

Age Groups of Children at Home (15) and Census Family Structure (7) for the Census Families in Private Households of Census Metropolitan Areas, Tracted Census Agglomerations and Census Tracts, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data

Variable: Census family structure (7)

Definition

Census family structure

Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable

Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the classification of census families into married couples (with or without children of either or both spouses), common-law couples (with or without children of either or both partners), and lone-parent families by sex of parent. A couple may be of opposite or same sex. 'Children' in a census family include grandchildren living with their grandparent(s) but with no parents present.

Values
  1. Total - Census family structure
  2. Total couple families
  3. Married couple families
  4. Common-law couple families
  5. Total lone-parent families
  6. Female parent families
  7. Male parent families
Date Modified: 2011-07-04

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