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 Quebec / Québec

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	1,331,160	444,490	468,595	418,075
Children in census families (as in sons, daughters or grandchildren)	1,322,355	442,465	465,615	414,285
Living with two biological or adoptive parents^Footnote 2	950,970	370,155	328,850	251,970
In an intact family^Footnote 3	893,865	342,455	309,555	241,855
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 4	57,110	27,700	19,290	10,115
Living with one biological or adoptive parent and one step-parent	107,015	14,455	38,575	53,985
In a simple stepfamily^Footnote 5	54,715	10,750	19,405	24,560
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 6	52,300	3,700	19,170	29,430
Living with one parent in a lone-parent census family^Footnote 7	260,995	57,065	96,955	106,970
With a male lone parent	60,495	9,930	23,490	27,075
With a female lone parent	200,500	47,135	73,470	79,890
Living with grandparents without parents present	3,375	785	1,230	1,355
With two grandparents without parents present	1,735	395	630	710
With one grandparent without parents present	1,640	390	605	645
Persons not in census families	8,800	2,025	2,980	3,795
Living with other relatives^Footnote 8	2,890	705	925	1,260
Foster children	5,910	1,325	2,050	2,535

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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) – Quebec / Québec

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.7%.
• 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.