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 Durham

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	116,010	35,635	39,885	40,480
Children in census families (as in sons, daughters or grandchildren)	115,350	35,440	39,670	40,235
Living with two biological or adoptive parents^Footnote 2	86,565	29,265	29,675	27,625
In an intact family^Footnote 3	82,195	27,475	28,105	26,610
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 4	4,370	1,790	1,565	1,015
Living with one biological or adoptive parent and one step-parent	6,165	710	2,005	3,450
In a simple stepfamily^Footnote 5	3,335	535	1,085	1,710
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 6	2,835	175	920	1,735
Living with one parent in a lone-parent census family^Footnote 7	22,205	5,370	7,845	8,985
With a male lone parent	3,645	785	1,290	1,570
With a female lone parent	18,560	4,590	6,555	7,410
Living with grandparents without parents present	420	90	150	180
With two grandparents without parents present	220	45	70	105
With one grandparent without parents present	205	50	75	80
Persons not in census families	655	195	220	250
Living with other relatives^Footnote 8	365	110	130	120
Foster children	295	80	85	125

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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) – Durham

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.0%.
• 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-X2016041.