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 Northwest Territories / Territoires du Nord-Ouest

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	7,710	905	6,810	2,805	1,025	740	285	755	2,475	455	525	40	230	435	235	185	125	240	1,530	70	125	5	30	475	155	65	85	520	1.8
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	5,300	470	4,830	1,730	725	400	155	455	1,910	370	405	25	170	345	175	140	100	175	1,190	60	105	0	25	400	115	45	55	395	1.9
Intact families	4,540	390	4,145	1,505	695	335	115	355	1,685	355	375	20	150	290	145	130	90	120	960	55	90	0	20	330	85	40	50	295	1.9
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	765	80	685	235	30	70	35	100	230	15	35	5	20	55	30	15	10	55	230	5	10	0	0	70	30	5	10	100	2.1
Simple stepfamilies	450	75	370	230	30	70	35	100	95	5	20	5	10	10	15	5	5	20	45	0	5	0	0	5	10	5	5	15	1.5
Complex stepfamilies	315	0	315	0	0	0	0	0	130	10	15	0	5	45	15	5	5	40	185	5	5	0	0	65	20	0	0	85	3.0
Lone-parent census families	2,410	435	1,975	1,070	295	340	130	305	565	85	115	15	60	95	60	45	30	65	340	15	25	0	5	75	45	20	25	130	1.6
Male lone-parent census families	625	125	500	295	65	95	25	105	135	15	25	5	20	15	20	10	10	10	70	0	5	0	0	20	5	10	0	20	1.5
Female lone-parent census families	1,790	315	1,475	775	235	235	105	200	430	70	95	5	35	80	40	30	20	50	270	10	15	0	5	55	40	5	25	105	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) – Northwest Territories / Territoires du Nord-Ouest

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 7.5%.
• Short-form income data quality flag
  Data quality index showing a short-form income non-response rate higher than or equal to 10%, but lower than 20%.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016025.