2006 Census Topic-based tabulations
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After-tax Family Income Groups (23A) and Census Family Structure (11) for the Census Families in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2005 - 20% Sample Data
About this variable: Census family structure (11)
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
- Total - Census family structure Footnote 1
- Married couple families Footnote 2
- Married couple families with no children
- Married couple families with children under 18 years Footnote 4
- Married couple families with only children 18 years and over
- Common-law couple families Footnote 6
- Common-law couple families with no children
- Common-law couple families with children under 18 years Footnote 8
- Common-law couple families with only children 18 years and over
- Male lone-parent families
- Female lone-parent families
Footnotes
- Footnote 1
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Census family structure - 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.
- Footnote 2
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Includes same-sex married couple families in 2005.
- Footnote 4
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These families may also have children 18 years and over.
- Footnote 6
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Includes opposite-sex and same-sex common-law couple families.
- Footnote 8
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These families may also have children 18 years and over.