Family Characteristics of Children (17), Age (4B) and Sex (3) for the Population aged 0 to 14 Years in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2016 and 2011 Censuses - 100% Data

• Census year (2): 2016
• Sex (3): Total - Sex

This table details family characteristics of children , age and sex for the population aged 0 to 14 years in private households in Greater Vancouver

Family characteristics of children (17)	Age (4B)
	Total - Age	0 to 4 years	5 to 9 years	10 to 14 years
Total - Family characteristics of children (restricted to persons aged 0 to 14 years)^Footnote 1	361,650	116,100	122,595	122,955
Children in census families (as in sons, daughters or grandchildren)	358,970	115,300	121,760	121,915
Living with two biological or adoptive parents^Footnote 2	288,415	100,585	97,695	90,130
In an intact family^Footnote 3	280,830	97,300	95,010	88,515
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 4	7,585	3,280	2,690	1,610
Living with one biological or adoptive parent and one step-parent	14,905	2,605	4,900	7,400
In a simple stepfamily^Footnote 5	9,490	2,165	3,105	4,215
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 6	5,415	440	1,790	3,190
Living with one parent in a lone-parent census family^Footnote 7	54,330	11,795	18,715	23,815
With a male lone parent	9,695	1,950	3,365	4,375
With a female lone parent	44,630	9,850	15,345	19,440
Living with grandparents without parents present	1,330	305	455	570
With two grandparents without parents present	720	170	240	310
With one grandparent without parents present	610	145	210	255
Persons not in census families	2,680	800	830	1,040
Living with other relatives^Footnote 8	1,505	450	455	605
Foster children	1,175	355	380	435

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Census family; Stepfamily status of couple family with children; and Relationship structure of stepfamily.

Footnote 2

One or more grandparents of the child may also be present in the household.

Footnote 3

In an intact family, all children are the biological or adopted children of both persons in the couple. This category also includes children living in census families for whom it cannot be determined whether it is an intact family or a stepfamily.

Footnote 4

In a complex stepfamily, some or all of the children are step-siblings or half-siblings.

Footnote 5

In a simple stepfamily, none of the children are step-siblings or half-siblings.

Footnote 6

In a complex stepfamily, some or all of the children are step-siblings or half-siblings.

Footnote 7

One or more grandparents of the child may also be present in the household.

Footnote 8

Excluding foster children.

Data quality note(s) – Greater Vancouver

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.4%.
• 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-X2016041.