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Topic-based tabulation: Age Groups of Children at Home (15) and Census Family Structure (7) for the Census Families in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions, Census Subdivisions and Dissemination Areas, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data

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General information

Catalogue number :97-553-XCB2006020
Release date :February 19, 2008
Topic :Families and households
Data dimensions :

Note

Note: Census family

A census family refers to a married couple (with or without children of either or both spouses), a couple living common-law (with or without children of either or both partners) or a lone parent of any marital status, with at least one child living in the same dwelling. 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. For additional information, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, catalogue number 92-566-XWE or 92-566-XPE.

Note: Dissemination of suppressed census subdivisions (CSDs) - 20% sample data

To facilitate the publication of data for 19 dissemination areas for which the 'parent' CSDs have been suppressed due to a high non-response rate, the parent CSDs were given a value of 'null'. This 'null' value appears as a zero (0) in Beyond 20/20.

The list of suppressed CSDs set to 'null' are:

The CSD of Division No. 5, Subd. E (1005007)
The CSD of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier (2422025)
The CSD of Fort Albany (Part) 67 (3556093)
The CSD of Moosonee (3556106)
The CSD of Nekaneet Cree Nation (4704802)
The CSD of Irricana (4806022)
The CSD of Stony Plain 135 (4811804)
The CSD of Smoky River No. 130 (4819041)
The CSD of New Songhees 1A (5917812)
The CSD of Thompson-Nicola I (Blue Sky Country) (5933037)
The CSD of Columbia-Shuswap F (5939044)

For additional information, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, catalogue number 92-566-XWE or 92-566-XPE.

Note: Impact of municipal restructuring

The boundaries and names of municipalities (census subdivisions) can change from one census to the next because of annexations, dissolutions and incorporations. To bridge the impact of these municipal changes on data dissemination, the 2006 Census team is producing a profile for dissolved census subdivisions. For additional information, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, catalogue number 92-566-XWE or 92-566-XPE.

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This table details age groups of children at home and census family structure for the census families in private households in CanadaFootnote 1
Age groups of children at home (15) 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
Total - Families by age groups of children at home 8,896,840 7,482,775 6,105,910 1,376,870 1,414,065 1,132,290 281,770
Total families without children at home 3,420,850 3,420,850 2,662,130 758,715 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 5,475,990 4,061,930 3,443,775 618,150 1,414,060 1,132,290 281,775
Total families with children at home 24 years and under 4,780,625 3,680,840 3,077,720 603,120 1,099,780 874,310 225,475
All 18 years and over 919,135 673,495 619,375 54,115 245,645 180,970 64,670
Some 18 years and over and some 17 years and under 607,900 494,705 451,785 42,920 113,200 93,115 20,085
All 17 years and under 3,253,580 2,512,645 2,006,555 506,085 740,940 600,220 140,715
All under 6 years 900,165 739,110 549,340 189,770 161,055 135,335 25,720
All 6 to 14 years 1,093,740 785,700 635,790 149,910 308,045 244,415 63,630
All 15 to 17 years 286,530 178,595 144,605 33,985 107,940 78,875 29,060
Some under 6 years and some 6 to 14 years 536,970 460,915 376,440 84,475 76,055 67,560 8,490
Some under 6 years and some 15 to 17 years 16,455 12,720 9,315 3,405 3,735 3,490 245
Some 6 to 14 years and some 15 to 17 years 387,225 309,670 270,245 39,430 77,555 64,350 13,205
Some under 6 years, some 6 to 14 years and some 15 to 17 years 32,485 25,925 20,815 5,110 6,560 6,195 365
Total families with all children at home 25 years and over 695,365 381,090 366,055 15,030 314,280 257,980 56,300

Footnotes

Footnote 1

Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006020.

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