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 Les Sources

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	2,265	695	830	740
Children in census families (as in sons, daughters or grandchildren)	2,235	690	825	720
Living with two biological or adoptive parents^Footnote 2	1,490	540	570	380
In an intact family^Footnote 3	1,360	485	510	365
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 4	135	60	55	15
Living with one biological or adoptive parent and one step-parent	225	25	65	130
In a simple stepfamily^Footnote 5	100	25	30	45
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 6	125	5	30	85
Living with one parent in a lone-parent census family^Footnote 7	515	115	190	210
With a male lone parent	125	20	60	50
With a female lone parent	390	100	130	160
Living with grandparents without parents present	5	0	0	0
With two grandparents without parents present	0	5	0	5
With one grandparent without parents present	5	0	5	0
Persons not in census families	30	10	5	15
Living with other relatives^Footnote 8	5	0	5	5
Foster children	25	5	5	15

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not available for a specific reference period

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not applicable

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suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act

Symbol F

too unreliable to be published

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) – Les Sources

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.5%.
• 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.