Data tables, 2016 Census

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

About this variable: Family characteristics of children (17)

Definition

No definition is available for this variable.

Values

Total - Family characteristics of children (restricted to persons aged 0 to 14 years) ^{Footnote 1}
Children in census families (as in sons, daughters or grandchildren)
Living with two biological or adoptive parents ^{Footnote 3}
In an intact family ^{Footnote 4}
In a complex stepfamily ^{Footnote 5}
Living with one biological or adoptive parent and one step-parent
In a simple stepfamily ^{Footnote 7}
In a complex stepfamily ^{Footnote 8}
Living with one parent in a lone-parent census family ^{Footnote 9}
With a male lone parent
With a female lone parent
Living with grandparents without parents present
With two grandparents without parents present
With one grandparent without parents present
Persons not in census families
Living with other relatives ^{Footnote 16}
Foster children

Footnotes

Footnote 1

For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Census family; Stepfamily status of couple family with children; and Relationship structure of stepfamily.

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Footnote 3

One or more grandparents of the child may also be present in the household.

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Footnote 4

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.

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Footnote 5