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

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	15,955	2,435	13,515	5,075	1,450	1,270	675	1,685	5,500	855	1,290	150	645	785	625	560	270	325	2,940	170	350	5	90	940	340	215	70	755	1.8
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	10,960	1,325	9,635	3,135	950	695	385	1,105	4,185	730	955	110	520	570	445	420	200	225	2,320	135	255	5	80	765	255	180	60	590	1.9
Intact families	9,170	1,115	8,055	2,590	890	530	295	880	3,610	695	835	95	475	465	375	360	165	140	1,850	130	215	0	70	605	205	155	55	415	1.9
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	1,785	205	1,575	540	60	160	95	225	575	35	120	10	45	105	70	60	30	90	470	10	40	0	10	155	50	25	10	170	2.0
Simple stepfamilies	1,060	200	865	540	60	160	95	225	260	10	90	5	40	15	40	35	10	20	60	0	20	0	0	10	10	0	0	10	1.4
Complex stepfamilies	720	10	715	0	0	0	0	0	310	25	30	10	10	95	35	25	15	75	405	10	20	0	5	145	45	20	10	155	2.9
Lone-parent census families	4,995	1,110	3,885	1,945	500	575	285	580	1,320	125	335	40	125	215	180	135	75	95	625	35	100	0	10	180	85	35	10	165	1.6
Male lone-parent census families	1,070	260	810	480	75	140	85	180	250	20	70	5	35	25	30	25	20	20	80	0	20	0	0	10	15	5	5	20	1.4
Female lone-parent census families	3,930	850	3,080	1,465	430	435	200	400	1,070	110	270	30	95	185	145	105	50	75	545	30	80	5	5	170	70	30	5	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

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.3%.
• 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.