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 Medicine Hat, CY

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	9,685	1,030	8,655	3,385	1,115	875	380	1,010	3,635	640	960	95	310	605	410	315	85	205	1,640	90	230	10	30	550	220	90	30	385	1.8
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	6,695	490	6,205	2,125	815	455	210	655	2,800	565	700	70	235	460	310	245	65	140	1,275	85	185	5	25	455	150	75	25	275	1.9
Intact families	5,545	420	5,130	1,800	775	345	160	520	2,405	540	610	60	205	380	260	215	60	75	925	75	145	5	20	325	100	60	15	170	1.8
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	1,145	70	1,080	325	35	110	45	135	400	25	95	15	25	85	50	35	10	70	345	10	40	0	0	135	45	10	0	105	2.1
Simple stepfamilies	625	65	555	325	35	110	45	135	190	10	70	10	15	15	30	20	5	20	40	0	10	0	0	5	10	5	5	15	1.4
Complex stepfamilies	525	5	520	0	0	0	0	0	210	15	30	0	15	75	20	10	5	50	305	10	25	0	5	130	40	10	5	95	2.9
Lone-parent census families	2,990	540	2,450	1,260	305	420	175	355	830	75	260	20	80	145	100	70	15	60	365	5	45	5	5	100	75	15	10	105	1.6
Male lone-parent census families	625	125	500	295	50	110	45	95	155	5	55	5	25	20	15	10	5	5	55	0	0	0	0	5	10	0	5	20	1.4
Female lone-parent census families	2,370	415	1,955	965	260	310	130	265	675	65	205	20	50	120	85	55	20	55	315	5	45	0	5	85	60	15	5	90	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) – Medicine Hat, CY

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.7%.
• 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-X2016025.