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Census Families in Private Households by Family Structure, Showing Structural Type of Dwelling, for Nova Scotia, 1996 Census (20% Sample Data)

Family structure Total -
Structural
type of
dwelling
Single-
detached
house
Apartment,
five or
more
storeys
Movable
dwelling
(1)
Other
dwelling
(2)
           
Nova Scotia          
Total - Family structure 253,960 192,925 3,765 9,995 47,285
  Total families of now-married
  couples
190,040 156,690 2,260 6,335 24,755
    Without never-married sons
    and/or daughters at home
74,725 60,330 1,635 2,520 10,235
    With never-married sons and/or
    daughters at home
115,315 96,360 620 3,810 14,520
  Total families of common-law
  couples
24,240 14,195 655 1,725 7,665
    Without never-married sons
    and/or daughters at home
13,950 7,515 570 890 4,980
    With never-married sons and/or
    daughters at home
10,295 6,685 95 835 2,685
  Total lone-parent families 39,680 22,030 850 1,935 14,860
    Male parent 6,040 4,360 100 215 1,360
      One never-married son
      or daughter at home
4,220 2,900 75 175 1,065
      Two or more never-married sons
      and/or daughters at home
1,820 1,455 25 45 295
    Female parent 33,640 17,675 745 1,715 13,505
      One never-married son
      or daughter at home
19,885 10,010 575 945 8,350
      Two or more never-married sons
      and/or daughters at home
13,755 7,665 165 770 5,155


(1) Includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats and railroad cars.
(2) Includes semi-detached houses, row houses, other single-attached houses, apartments or flats in a detached duplex and apartments in a building that has less than five storeys.

This table contains data selected from Catalogue No. 93F0030XDB96001 in the Nation Series.

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