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 Okanagan-Similkameen

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	9,530	2,825	3,290	3,420
Children in census families (as in sons, daughters or grandchildren)	9,420	2,790	3,250	3,380
Living with two biological or adoptive parents^Footnote 2	6,335	2,185	2,135	2,015
In an intact family^Footnote 3	5,925	2,005	1,990	1,940
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 4	405	185	150	75
Living with one biological or adoptive parent and one step-parent	705	85	240	380
In a simple stepfamily^Footnote 5	340	50	115	170
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 6	365	30	120	210
Living with one parent in a lone-parent census family^Footnote 7	2,280	505	845	930
With a male lone parent	480	80	185	215
With a female lone parent	1,795	425	655	720
Living with grandparents without parents present	100	20	35	50
With two grandparents without parents present	65	5	20	30
With one grandparent without parents present	45	15	10	15
Persons not in census families	115	35	35	40
Living with other relatives^Footnote 8	35	5	10	15
Foster children	75	30	20	25

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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) – Okanagan-Similkameen

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 6.6%.
• 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.