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 Prince Edward Island / Île-du-Prince-Édouard

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	22,730	3,195	19,530	7,940	2,190	2,070	1,060	2,615	7,900	1,150	1,830	175	895	1,265	905	770	340	565	3,695	155	485	10	120	1,070	515	265	100	975	1.7
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	16,180	1,715	14,470	5,200	1,545	1,205	660	1,790	6,220	985	1,405	120	740	995	690	595	270	415	3,045	135	380	5	110	895	400	220	80	810	1.8
Intact families	13,960	1,545	12,415	4,475	1,470	1,000	500	1,500	5,485	955	1,285	95	670	840	595	530	250	260	2,460	130	330	10	105	740	320	205	75	555	1.8
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	2,225	170	2,050	730	70	210	160	290	735	35	115	25	65	160	95	65	20	155	585	5	50	0	5	160	85	25	5	255	2.0
Simple stepfamilies	1,275	170	1,105	725	70	210	155	290	310	5	75	15	50	30	50	45	15	30	65	0	15	0	5	5	10	5	0	25	1.4
Complex stepfamilies	950	5	945	0	0	0	0	0	425	25	40	10	20	125	45	15	15	130	520	5	35	0	5	150	75	15	5	230	2.8
Lone-parent census families	6,540	1,480	5,065	2,735	645	860	400	825	1,675	165	425	50	155	270	210	180	70	150	650	15	105	0	15	175	110	40	15	170	1.5
Male lone-parent census families	1,390	285	1,105	675	115	215	100	245	325	30	95	10	35	40	55	30	10	20	100	5	15	0	0	15	25	5	0	30	1.4
Female lone-parent census families	5,155	1,195	3,960	2,060	530	645	305	580	1,350	135	330	45	120	230	155	145	60	130	550	20	90	0	10	155	90	35	15	135	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) – Prince Edward Island / Île-du-Prince-Édouard

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.1%.
• 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.