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 Cape Breton, RGM

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	15,905	3,815	12,090	5,445	1,335	1,370	690	2,045	4,735	530	1,025	105	590	650	525	470	335	510	1,910	85	205	5	40	535	245	110	90	590	1.6
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	9,015	1,950	7,065	2,800	670	635	335	1,160	3,075	345	665	55	435	385	315	335	240	295	1,190	60	120	0	40	320	140	85	70	350	1.7
Intact families	7,760	1,730	6,030	2,440	630	555	275	975	2,675	330	600	50	395	325	265	300	210	195	920	50	100	5	35	245	100	80	65	235	1.6
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	1,255	215	1,035	360	35	80	60	185	405	20	70	5	40	60	50	40	30	95	275	5	25	0	0	80	35	10	10	115	1.9
Simple stepfamilies	800	210	590	360	40	80	60	185	185	5	40	10	30	10	25	20	15	25	35	0	10	0	0	5	5	5	0	10	1.3
Complex stepfamilies	460	5	450	0	0	0	0	0	220	10	25	0	5	55	20	15	10	70	235	5	10	0	5	75	30	0	5	105	2.7
Lone-parent census families	6,890	1,865	5,025	2,645	670	735	355	885	1,660	180	355	50	160	265	210	130	95	215	720	25	85	5	5	215	110	25	20	235	1.5
Male lone-parent census families	1,190	360	820	515	95	150	75	195	240	15	55	10	35	30	30	20	20	30	70	5	10	0	0	15	10	0	5	25	1.4
Female lone-parent census families	5,700	1,500	4,205	2,125	570	590	280	690	1,425	165	300	40	120	235	185	115	75	185	655	20	75	0	10	195	100	25	15	210	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) – Cape Breton, RGM

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• 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-X2016025.