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 Chatham-Kent, MU

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	15,875	2,420	13,455	5,055	1,440	1,265	665	1,685	5,480	850	1,285	150	645	780	625	555	270	325	2,920	170	350	5	90	935	340	220	70	750	1.8
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	10,910	1,315	9,595	3,120	940	690	380	1,105	4,170	730	950	110	515	570	445	420	195	230	2,305	135	255	5	85	755	255	180	60	580	1.9
Intact families	9,130	1,110	8,015	2,580	880	530	290	875	3,600	695	835	95	470	465	375	360	165	135	1,840	130	215	5	75	600	200	155	50	415	1.9
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	1,785	205	1,575	540	60	160	95	225	570	35	120	10	45	105	70	55	30	90	465	10	40	0	10	150	50	25	10	165	2.0
Simple stepfamilies	1,060	200	860	540	60	160	95	225	260	10	90	5	35	10	40	35	15	15	60	5	20	0	5	10	5	5	5	15	1.4
Complex stepfamilies	720	5	715	0	0	0	0	0	305	30	30	5	5	90	30	20	15	75	405	5	20	0	5	145	45	20	5	155	2.9
Lone-parent census families	4,965	1,100	3,860	1,935	500	575	285	580	1,310	125	335	40	130	210	180	130	70	95	615	30	100	5	10	175	85	35	10	165	1.6
Male lone-parent census families	1,060	260	805	475	70	140	80	180	250	15	65	10	30	25	30	25	20	20	75	0	15	0	5	10	10	5	5	20	1.4
Female lone-parent census families	3,900	840	3,060	1,460	425	435	200	405	1,065	105	270	25	95	185	145	110	50	75	535	30	80	0	10	165	70	30	10	145	1.6

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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) – Chatham-Kent, MU

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.2%.
• 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.