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 Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 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 Alberta

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	772,095	263,900	268,565	239,630
Children in census families (as in sons, daughters or grandchildren)	764,520	261,660	266,105	236,750
Living with two biological or adoptive parents^Footnote 2	590,540	222,530	202,680	165,330
In an intact family^Footnote 3	562,830	208,960	193,265	160,610
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 4	27,705	13,565	9,420	4,720
Living with one biological or adoptive parent and one step-parent	45,240	6,155	16,330	22,755
In a simple stepfamily^Footnote 5	23,385	4,360	8,125	10,900
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 6	21,855	1,795	8,205	11,855
Living with one parent in a lone-parent census family^Footnote 7	123,995	31,915	45,330	46,755
With a male lone parent	24,645	5,465	9,075	10,110
With a female lone parent	99,355	26,450	36,260	36,645
Living with grandparents without parents present	4,740	1,065	1,765	1,915
With two grandparents without parents present	2,745	565	1,055	1,130
With one grandparent without parents present	1,995	500	705	785
Persons not in census families	7,575	2,240	2,455	2,880
Living with other relatives^Footnote 8	3,740	1,115	1,130	1,495
Foster children	3,830	1,130	1,325	1,380

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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) – 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-X2016040.