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 East Hants, MD

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	3,770	485	3,290	1,370	430	350	155	435	1,415	210	380	30	125	225	180	140	45	80	505	30	60	0	10	145	75	30	20	135	1.7
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	2,775	285	2,490	945	310	225	100	305	1,140	185	315	20	95	175	135	120	40	55	410	25	45	0	10	115	60	25	15	110	1.8
Intact families	2,410	250	2,160	825	305	195	75	260	1,020	175	295	15	85	150	115	100	35	40	320	20	40	0	10	90	45	20	15	75	1.8
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	370	40	330	110	15	30	25	45	125	10	25	0	10	25	20	15	0	15	90	0	0	0	0	30	15	5	5	40	1.9
Simple stepfamilies	220	40	180	115	10	30	25	50	55	5	15	0	10	5	5	10	5	0	10	0	0	0	5	5	0	0	0	5	1.4
Complex stepfamilies	150	0	145	0	0	0	0	0	65	5	10	0	5	20	10	5	0	15	80	0	5	0	0	25	10	5	0	35	2.7
Lone-parent census families	990	195	795	425	115	125	55	125	275	25	70	10	30	50	45	20	5	20	95	5	10	0	5	30	15	5	0	25	1.5
Male lone-parent census families	210	45	160	100	25	25	10	40	45	5	10	5	5	5	5	5	0	0	15	0	5	0	0	10	5	0	0	5	1.4
Female lone-parent census families	780	150	635	325	90	100	45	90	230	20	60	10	20	45	40	15	0	15	80	5	10	0	0	20	10	5	5	25	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) – East Hants, MD

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 2.6%.
• 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.