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 Essex, T

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	3,335	570	2,765	1,035	290	225	110	420	1,170	165	295	30	180	145	125	105	65	55	560	25	60	0	30	135	75	50	30	160	1.8
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	2,450	345	2,105	695	220	120	55	305	920	145	235	15	145	115	85	80	50	40	485	20	50	5	15	120	65	45	25	140	1.9
Intact families	2,055	300	1,760	565	215	85	35	240	805	140	215	15	125	80	75	75	45	25	395	25	50	0	15	95	55	40	20	95	1.9
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	390	45	345	130	10	35	20	65	120	5	20	0	20	30	15	5	5	10	95	0	0	0	0	25	10	10	5	45	1.9
Simple stepfamilies	245	45	200	130	10	30	25	70	50	0	15	0	15	5	5	0	5	0	15	0	0	0	5	5	5	0	0	10	1.3
Complex stepfamilies	150	5	145	0	0	0	0	0	65	5	5	0	5	25	5	5	5	10	80	0	0	0	5	20	10	5	5	40	2.9
Lone-parent census families	885	225	660	340	70	110	50	115	240	20	60	10	35	35	35	25	10	15	75	0	10	0	10	20	10	5	5	25	1.5
Male lone-parent census families	200	50	150	80	10	25	15	40	55	0	10	0	10	5	10	0	0	5	15	0	0	0	0	5	5	5	0	5	1.5
Female lone-parent census families	685	175	510	260	65	85	35	75	190	15	45	10	20	25	30	20	10	15	60	0	10	0	10	15	5	0	0	15	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) – Essex, T

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 7.1%.
• 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.