Data tables, 2016 Census

Census Family Structure (7) and Presence and Ages of Children (15) for Census Families in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 and 2011 Censuses - 100% Data

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This table details census family structure and presence and ages of children for census families in private households in Nova Scotia / Nouvelle-Écosse
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Presence and ages of children (15) Census family structure (7)
Total - Census family structure Couple census families Couple census families without children Couple census families with children Lone-parent census families Male lone-parent census families Female lone-parent census families
Total - Presence and ages of children 270,965 224,070 128,120 95,945 46,900 9,300 37,595
Families without children 128,125 128,125 128,125 0 0 0 0
Families with children 142,840 95,940 0 95,940 46,900 9,305 37,595
Families with children aged 24 and underFootnote 1 119,830 83,950 0 83,950 35,880 6,985 28,895
Some 18 to 24Footnote 2 25,190 17,210 0 17,210 7,980 2,045 5,930
Some 18 and over and some 17 years and under 13,515 9,865 0 9,870 3,650 595 3,050
All 17 years and under 81,125 56,875 0 56,875 24,250 4,340 19,910
All 0 to 5 years 23,065 17,025 0 17,025 6,040 945 5,095
All 6 to 14 years 27,885 18,510 0 18,510 9,370 1,965 7,405
All 15 to 17 years 7,930 4,740 0 4,740 3,195 760 2,435
Some 0 to 5 years and some 6 to 14 years 12,885 9,825 0 9,825 3,060 315 2,745
Some 0 to 5 years and some 15 to 17 years 400 280 0 285 120 10 110
Some 6 to 14 years and some 15 to 17 years 8,130 5,925 0 5,925 2,205 335 1,875
Some 0 to 5 years, some 6 to 14 years and some 15 to 17 years 825 570 0 570 255 10 240
Families with children aged 25 and over only 23,015 11,995 0 11,990 11,020 2,320 8,700

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

Children aged 25 or over may also be present.

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Footnote 2

Children aged 25 or over may also be present.

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Data quality note(s) – Nova Scotia / Nouvelle-Écosse

  • Incomplete enumeration flag
    Default. Not applicable.
  • Short-form data quality flag
    Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.9%.
  • Short-form income data quality flag
    Default. Data quality index showing a short-form income non-response rate lower than 10%.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016387.

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