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 Nunavut

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	11,650	4,145	4,100	3,405
Children in census families (as in sons, daughters or grandchildren)	11,285	4,075	3,975	3,235
Living with two biological or adoptive parents^Footnote 2	7,490	2,830	2,630	2,035
In an intact family^Footnote 3	6,945	2,565	2,450	1,935
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 4	535	260	180	95
Living with one biological or adoptive parent and one step-parent	690	145	275	270
In a simple stepfamily^Footnote 5	350	105	125	115
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 6	340	35	145	155
Living with one parent in a lone-parent census family^Footnote 7	2,790	1,045	955	785
With a male lone parent	705	260	210	230
With a female lone parent	2,085	780	740	560
Living with grandparents without parents present	315	60	110	145
With two grandparents without parents present	185	30	65	85
With one grandparent without parents present	135	30	45	65
Persons not in census families	360	75	120	165
Living with other relatives^Footnote 8	260	45	85	130
Foster children	105	30	40	35

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not available for a specific reference period

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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) – Nunavut

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 7.9%.
• 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-X2016041.