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2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations

Family Income Groups (22B) in Constant (2005) Dollars and Census Family Structure (11) for the Census Families in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2000 and 2005 - 20% Sample Data

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
  1. Total - Census family structure
  2. Married couple families
  3. Married couple families with no children
  4. Married couple families with children under 18 years
  5. Married couple families with only children 18 years and over
  6. Common-law couple families
  7. Common-law couple families with no children
  8. Common-law couple families with children under 18 years
  9. Common-law couple families with only children 18 years and over
  10. Male lone-parent families
  11. Female lone-parent families
Note(s)
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1. 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.
2. Includes same-sex married couple families in 2005.
4. These families may also have children 18 years and over.
6. Includes opposite-sex and same-sex common-law couple families.
8. These families may also have children 18 years and over.
Date Modified: 2011-04-07

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