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Census families in private households by family structure and presence of children, by province and territory (2006 Census)
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| 2006 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | N.L. | P.E.I. | N.S. | |
| number | ||||
| All families | 8,896,840 | 155,730 | 39,185 | 267,415 |
| Without children at home | 3,420,850 | 61,950 | 15,315 | 112,190 |
| With children at home | 5,475,990 | 93,775 | 23,870 | 155,230 |
| Families of married couples | 6,105,910 | 114,635 | 28,695 | 187,420 |
| Without children at home | 2,662,135 | 53,165 | 12,935 | 91,125 |
| With children at home | 3,443,775 | 61,465 | 15,765 | 96,295 |
| Families of common-law couples | 1,376,870 | 16,935 | 4,085 | 34,700 |
| Without children at home | 758,715 | 8,785 | 2,380 | 21,060 |
| With children at home | 618,150 | 8,150 | 1,705 | 13,645 |
| Lone-parent families | 1,414,060 | 24,160 | 6,405 | 45,290 |
| Male parent | 281,775 | 4,420 | 1,135 | 8,010 |
| Female parent | 1,132,290 | 19,740 | 5,265 | 37,280 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population. Last modified: 2007-09-19. | ||||
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