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 Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 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 Alberta

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	670,915	77,500	593,415	220,030	80,890	54,680	23,205	61,255	249,895	45,805	59,885	5,505	24,305	42,635	25,015	21,140	10,510	15,100	123,490	6,815	15,375	210	3,105	39,130	15,070	7,580	4,190	32,020	1.8
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	509,660	42,280	467,380	153,940	65,260	33,855	14,155	40,670	208,350	42,130	49,165	4,270	19,465	36,885	19,920	17,065	7,990	11,465	105,090	6,300	13,055	175	2,620	34,585	12,420	6,405	3,310	26,215	1.9
Intact families	450,365	36,935	413,425	135,890	62,665	28,300	11,055	33,865	188,860	40,715	45,320	3,795	17,845	32,690	17,590	15,385	7,230	8,285	88,680	6,030	11,660	140	2,385	29,480	10,385	5,830	3,040	19,715	1.9
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	59,295	5,345	53,950	18,050	2,590	5,555	3,100	6,805	19,490	1,415	3,840	475	1,620	4,200	2,330	1,680	760	3,180	16,410	265	1,390	30	235	5,105	2,040	575	270	6,505	2.0
Simple stepfamilies	35,115	5,175	29,935	18,045	2,595	5,555	3,100	6,805	9,270	605	2,695	370	1,230	810	1,310	1,175	430	640	2,620	60	465	15	105	415	490	240	110	720	1.4
Complex stepfamilies	24,180	170	24,010	0	0	0	0	0	10,220	815	1,140	105	395	3,380	1,015	505	325	2,535	13,790	205	930	20	125	4,690	1,545	335	155	5,785	2.9
Lone-parent census families	161,260	35,220	126,040	66,090	15,630	20,825	9,050	20,585	41,550	3,670	10,720	1,240	4,835	5,750	5,095	4,080	2,520	3,635	18,400	515	2,325	40	480	4,540	2,650	1,175	875	5,805	1.6
Male lone-parent census families	37,770	7,705	30,060	17,885	3,250	5,315	2,710	6,615	9,090	660	2,540	320	1,280	1,010	1,110	900	580	680	3,090	85	485	10	105	565	525	245	180	900	1.5
Female lone-parent census families	123,490	27,515	95,975	48,205	12,380	15,510	6,340	13,970	32,460	3,010	8,185	915	3,555	4,735	3,985	3,185	1,935	2,950	15,310	435	1,840	25	375	3,975	2,125	930	695	4,905	1.6

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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) – Alberta

• 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: 4.7%.
• 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-X2016024.