Census Family Structure Including Stepfamily Status (9) and Number and Age Combinations of Children (29) for Census Families with Children in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2016 and 2011 Censuses - 100% Data

• Census year (2): 2016

This table details census family structure including stepfamily status and number and age combinations of children for census families with children in private households in Nova Scotia / Nouvelle-Écosse

Census family structure including stepfamily status (9)	Number and age combinations of children (29)
	Total - Census families with children	Families with children aged 25 and over only	Families with at least one child aged 0 to 24 years	1 child (aged 0 to 24 years)	0 to 5 years	6 to 14 years	15 to 17 years	18 to 24 years	2 children, of which at least one is aged 0 to 24 years	Both aged 0 to 5 years	Both aged 6 to 14 years	Both aged 15 to 17 years	Both aged 18 to 24 years	One aged 0 to 5 years and one aged 6 to 14 years	One aged 6 to 14 years and one aged 15 to 17 years	One aged 15 to 17 years and one aged 18 to 24 years	One aged 18 to 24 years and one aged 25 years and over	Other age combinations of children	3 or more children, of which at least one is aged 0 to 24 years	All aged 0 to 5 years	All aged 6 to 14 years	All aged 15 to 17 years	All aged 18 to 24 years	Some aged 0 to 5 years and some aged 6 to 14 years	Some aged 6 to 14 years and some aged 15 to 17 years	Some aged 15 to 17 years and some aged 18 to 24 years	Some aged 18 to 24 years and some aged 25 years and over	Other age combinations of children	Average number of children, all ages
Total - Census family structure^Footnote 1	142,840	23,015	119,830	52,535	15,110	13,845	6,705	16,875	48,345	7,130	11,600	1,175	5,210	7,360	5,610	4,770	2,015	3,480	18,950	830	2,440	45	495	5,525	2,520	1,355	595	5,140	1.7
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	95,945	11,995	83,950	33,005	10,415	7,850	3,890	10,840	36,520	5,940	8,765	810	4,015	5,560	4,045	3,620	1,480	2,280	14,425	670	1,890	35	420	4,260	1,880	1,070	455	3,745	1.7
Intact families	82,035	10,450	71,585	28,345	9,945	6,520	3,020	8,865	32,100	5,695	7,915	710	3,600	4,795	3,400	3,195	1,290	1,510	11,140	610	1,570	25	375	3,285	1,455	930	405	2,495	1.7
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	13,910	1,545	12,365	4,660	470	1,335	870	1,975	4,420	245	845	100	415	770	645	425	190	775	3,290	60	325	5	45	975	430	140	55	1,260	1.9
Simple stepfamilies	8,685	1,505	7,180	4,655	470	1,335	870	1,980	2,055	80	560	80	315	135	340	285	100	155	465	10	85	0	25	60	90	50	20	125	1.4
Complex stepfamilies	5,225	35	5,185	0	0	0	0	0	2,365	160	290	25	105	630	310	140	90	620	2,825	50	235	10	20	920	340	90	35	1,130	2.8
Lone-parent census families	46,900	11,015	35,880	19,535	4,695	5,995	2,815	6,035	11,825	1,185	2,835	365	1,195	1,795	1,565	1,150	535	1,200	4,520	160	545	15	80	1,265	645	285	140	1,395	1.5
Male lone-parent census families	9,305	2,315	6,985	4,405	810	1,280	695	1,625	2,045	125	600	60	270	210	255	225	120	185	530	15	85	0	10	110	75	50	20	155	1.4
Female lone-parent census families	37,595	8,705	28,895	15,125	3,885	4,710	2,120	4,410	9,775	1,060	2,235	300	925	1,590	1,310	930	420	1,010	3,995	145	465	10	65	1,155	565	235	115	1,235	1.5

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Census family structure.

Footnote 2

For more information about intact families and stepfamilies, refer to the Census Dictionary: Stepfamily status of couple family with children.

Footnote 3

For more information about simple and complex stepfamilies, refer to the Census Dictionary: Relationship structure of stepfamily.

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-X2016025.