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 Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 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 Quebec / Québec

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	1,287,300	169,340	1,117,960	441,685	140,995	107,110	48,920	144,660	476,735	82,580	113,825	9,500	54,745	76,940	46,785	41,510	22,305	28,550	199,545	9,660	25,220	325	6,500	63,715	23,245	12,230	8,175	50,470	1.7
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	907,835	85,945	821,895	281,715	111,575	56,820	25,110	88,205	374,865	75,495	86,455	6,410	41,330	64,065	33,980	30,630	16,425	20,080	165,310	9,050	20,635	245	5,215	56,310	18,470	9,625	6,155	39,605	1.9
Intact families	764,025	74,130	689,900	236,440	106,200	44,910	17,790	67,545	325,755	71,900	77,160	5,255	35,640	54,895	28,205	26,160	14,190	12,360	127,705	8,520	17,095	150	4,395	44,955	13,735	7,935	5,430	25,490	1.8
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	143,810	11,820	131,995	45,275	5,375	11,910	7,315	20,665	49,110	3,600	9,300	1,155	5,690	9,165	5,775	4,475	2,240	7,720	37,605	530	3,535	90	825	11,355	4,740	1,690	725	14,120	2.0
Simple stepfamilies	87,655	11,465	76,190	45,275	5,380	11,910	7,320	20,665	25,385	1,920	6,785	845	4,350	2,255	3,385	3,030	1,310	1,500	5,530	130	910	20	290	1,155	930	490	280	1,330	1.4
Complex stepfamilies	56,155	350	55,805	0	0	0	0	0	23,730	1,680	2,515	305	1,340	6,905	2,390	1,440	925	6,215	32,080	405	2,625	75	540	10,200	3,805	1,200	440	12,790	2.8
Lone-parent census families	379,465	83,400	296,065	159,970	29,420	50,285	23,810	56,455	101,865	7,080	27,365	3,090	13,415	12,880	12,805	10,885	5,880	8,470	34,230	610	4,585	85	1,280	7,405	4,770	2,610	2,020	10,865	1.5
Male lone-parent census families	94,565	18,140	76,425	44,855	6,000	13,690	7,160	18,005	24,990	1,390	8,025	870	3,495	2,610	3,145	2,730	1,265	1,460	6,585	85	1,230	25	320	1,170	1,005	580	370	1,795	1.4
Female lone-parent census families	284,900	65,255	219,645	115,115	23,420	36,595	16,650	38,450	76,885	5,695	19,340	2,225	9,920	10,270	9,655	8,155	4,615	7,005	27,650	520	3,360	55	960	6,235	3,770	2,030	1,650	9,075	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) – Quebec / Québec

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.7%.
• 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-X2016024.