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 Nunavut

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	7,320	445	6,870	2,435	990	760	240	445	2,040	475	365	15	85	430	160	100	100	300	2,395	115	155	0	20	840	180	40	40	1,000	2.2
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	4,765	195	4,570	1,285	560	380	130	215	1,365	335	240	10	60	315	95	65	60	190	1,915	85	110	0	15	715	155	35	30	775	2.4
Intact families	4,115	180	3,935	1,135	515	325	110	185	1,175	310	205	10	55	260	80	55	55	150	1,620	80	90	0	5	610	140	30	30	635	2.4
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	650	20	635	150	45	60	20	30	190	25	40	0	5	55	15	10	10	40	295	0	20	0	0	105	15	0	0	145	2.6
Simple stepfamilies	305	20	285	150	45	60	20	30	85	20	25	0	0	15	5	5	5	5	45	0	5	0	5	20	5	0	0	15	1.7
Complex stepfamilies	345	0	345	0	0	0	0	0	100	10	10	0	5	35	5	0	5	30	245	5	10	0	0	90	10	0	5	130	3.5
Lone-parent census families	2,555	245	2,305	1,150	435	380	110	230	670	140	120	5	30	120	65	40	40	115	480	30	45	0	10	125	30	5	10	220	1.8
Male lone-parent census families	735	70	665	375	145	120	40	75	175	40	30	0	10	20	20	10	20	30	110	5	20	0	5	20	5	0	5	50	1.6
Female lone-parent census families	1,820	180	1,645	775	285	260	70	155	495	100	90	5	20	100	45	30	25	85	370	30	25	0	5	105	25	5	10	175	1.8

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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) – Nunavut

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 7.9%.
• 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.