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 Mékinac

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	1,525	290	1,240	515	120	130	65	195	505	80	145	10	65	70	50	40	20	30	220	5	35	0	5	85	20	15	10	40	1.7
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	1,035	150	885	315	80	65	35	130	385	70	105	5	45	55	35	35	10	25	185	10	35	0	5	65	20	10	10	35	1.8
Intact families	835	130	710	260	75	50	25	105	310	70	85	5	40	40	30	30	10	15	135	10	30	0	0	55	15	5	5	15	1.8
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	195	20	180	55	5	15	10	25	70	5	20	5	5	15	5	5	5	15	50	5	5	0	5	20	5	5	5	15	2.0
Simple stepfamilies	110	20	90	55	5	15	10	25	30	0	15	0	5	0	5	5	0	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.4
Complex stepfamilies	90	0	90	0	0	0	0	0	40	0	10	0	0	10	5	0	5	10	50	0	5	0	5	15	0	0	5	20	2.7
Lone-parent census families	495	135	360	200	40	60	35	65	120	10	45	5	15	15	15	10	0	5	35	0	5	0	0	15	0	5	0	5	1.4
Male lone-parent census families	130	30	95	65	10	20	10	25	25	0	10	0	5	0	0	5	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	1.3
Female lone-parent census families	370	110	265	135	30	40	15	40	100	5	35	5	10	10	10	5	5	5	25	5	0	0	0	5	5	5	0	5	1.4

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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) – Mékinac

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.0%.
• 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.