Family Characteristics of Children (17), Age (4B) and Sex (3) for the Population aged 0 to 14 Years in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2016 and 2011 Censuses - 100% Data

• Census year (2): 2016
• Sex (3): Total - Sex

This table details family characteristics of children , age and sex for the population aged 0 to 14 years in private households in Hants

Family characteristics of children (17)	Age (4B)
	Total - Age	0 to 4 years	5 to 9 years	10 to 14 years
Total - Family characteristics of children (restricted to persons aged 0 to 14 years)^Footnote 1	7,140	2,235	2,465	2,440
Children in census families (as in sons, daughters or grandchildren)	7,090	2,215	2,450	2,420
Living with two biological or adoptive parents^Footnote 2	4,865	1,675	1,700	1,490
In an intact family^Footnote 3	4,545	1,535	1,565	1,440
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 4	320	140	130	45
Living with one biological or adoptive parent and one step-parent	505	70	165	275
In a simple stepfamily^Footnote 5	255	45	75	135
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 6	250	25	90	140
Living with one parent in a lone-parent census family^Footnote 7	1,655	460	555	640
With a male lone parent	265	70	95	105
With a female lone parent	1,390	390	460	540
Living with grandparents without parents present	65	15	35	20
With two grandparents without parents present	35	5	15	10
With one grandparent without parents present	35	10	15	10
Persons not in census families	55	15	20	20
Living with other relatives^Footnote 8	35	10	5	15
Foster children	20	5	10	5

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not applicable

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suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act

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too unreliable to be published

Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Census family; Stepfamily status of couple family with children; and Relationship structure of stepfamily.

Footnote 2

One or more grandparents of the child may also be present in the household.

Footnote 3

In an intact family, all children are the biological or adopted children of both persons in the couple. This category also includes children living in census families for whom it cannot be determined whether it is an intact family or a stepfamily.

Footnote 4

In a complex stepfamily, some or all of the children are step-siblings or half-siblings.

Footnote 5

In a simple stepfamily, none of the children are step-siblings or half-siblings.

Footnote 6

In a complex stepfamily, some or all of the children are step-siblings or half-siblings.

Footnote 7

One or more grandparents of the child may also be present in the household.

Footnote 8

Excluding foster children.

Data quality note(s) – Hants

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.5%.
• 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-X2016041.