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 Québec

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	79,990	9,095	70,895	30,180	9,600	7,050	3,155	10,370	30,320	5,595	7,380	600	3,720	4,860	2,875	2,695	1,055	1,525	10,400	585	1,450	20	400	3,310	1,260	715	275	2,375	1.7
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	56,285	4,460	51,825	19,265	7,920	3,675	1,520	6,145	23,850	5,230	5,580	400	2,760	4,075	2,015	1,945	780	1,065	8,710	560	1,160	15	330	2,985	1,010	570	205	1,875	1.8
Intact families	47,165	3,800	43,370	16,110	7,600	2,830	1,080	4,600	20,680	4,990	4,935	320	2,350	3,470	1,690	1,660	670	600	6,575	535	940	10	270	2,370	735	445	180	1,100	1.8
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	9,115	660	8,455	3,155	320	850	440	1,545	3,170	245	640	80	410	605	330	285	115	465	2,135	25	215	10	60	620	275	125	25	780	1.9
Simple stepfamilies	5,845	635	5,205	3,155	320	850	445	1,545	1,745	145	475	60	305	170	210	205	70	100	305	5	45	0	20	55	65	30	10	65	1.4
Complex stepfamilies	3,270	20	3,255	0	0	0	0	0	1,425	95	165	25	105	430	115	80	40	360	1,830	20	170	5	40	560	215	90	15	710	2.8
Lone-parent census families	23,700	4,630	19,070	10,915	1,680	3,380	1,635	4,220	6,470	365	1,810	200	960	790	860	750	280	460	1,690	25	290	0	75	320	255	145	75	500	1.4
Male lone-parent census families	6,395	1,020	5,375	3,200	395	990	505	1,310	1,750	70	570	55	245	200	235	205	65	90	420	5	105	5	20	75	75	25	15	95	1.4
Female lone-parent census families	17,305	3,610	13,700	7,715	1,290	2,390	1,130	2,910	4,720	290	1,235	140	710	590	625	545	210	375	1,265	20	185	0	50	245	185	115	55	405	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) – Québec

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.2%.
• 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-X2016025.