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 Columbia-Shuswap

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	6,535	910	5,630	2,280	715	560	320	685	2,395	435	655	70	230	375	275	205	45	95	950	45	150	5	15	315	120	55	15	225	1.7
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	4,755	485	4,265	1,555	550	330	205	480	1,925	395	495	50	180	315	210	165	35	65	780	45	120	0	20	265	95	45	10	180	1.8
Intact families	4,090	410	3,685	1,345	530	275	160	380	1,710	380	450	45	170	265	180	150	35	35	625	45	100	5	15	210	80	45	10	120	1.8
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	665	80	580	210	15	55	45	95	215	15	50	5	15	55	35	15	5	30	155	0	20	0	5	50	15	5	0	60	1.9
Simple stepfamilies	400	80	320	215	15	55	40	95	100	5	30	5	10	15	20	10	0	10	15	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1.3
Complex stepfamilies	265	0	265	0	0	0	0	0	120	15	15	0	5	45	15	5	5	20	145	0	15	0	0	50	15	0	0	60	2.8
Lone-parent census families	1,785	425	1,360	720	165	230	120	205	470	40	160	20	50	60	65	40	10	30	170	0	30	5	0	50	30	10	5	45	1.5
Male lone-parent census families	420	90	325	195	35	65	30	60	105	5	45	5	20	10	5	10	0	5	25	0	10	0	0	5	0	5	0	10	1.4
Female lone-parent census families	1,365	325	1,035	525	130	165	90	150	365	40	110	15	25	50	55	35	10	20	145	0	25	0	0	50	25	5	5	35	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) – Columbia-Shuswap

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 6.6%.
• 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.