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 Cowichan Valley

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	12,260	3,740	4,245	4,280
Children in census families (as in sons, daughters or grandchildren)	11,965	3,640	4,135	4,185
Living with two biological or adoptive parents^Footnote 2	7,910	2,780	2,730	2,400
In an intact family^Footnote 3	7,270	2,455	2,510	2,305
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 4	640	320	220	100
Living with one biological or adoptive parent and one step-parent	965	100	305	560
In a simple stepfamily^Footnote 5	375	65	110	205
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 6	585	35	195	355
Living with one parent in a lone-parent census family^Footnote 7	2,940	750	1,045	1,150
With a male lone parent	625	135	225	270
With a female lone parent	2,320	610	815	890
Living with grandparents without parents present	145	25	55	65
With two grandparents without parents present	85	10	35	40
With one grandparent without parents present	60	15	25	30
Persons not in census families	295	95	110	95
Living with other relatives^Footnote 8	90	20	25	45
Foster children	210	75	80	55

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suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act

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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) – Cowichan Valley

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 5.7%.
• 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.