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Census Families in Private Households by Family Structure, Showing Structural Type of Dwelling, for Prince Edward Island, 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)
           
Prince Edward Island          
Total - Family structure 35,875 28,890 10 1,535 5,435
  Total families of now-married
  couples
27,910 24,245 - 1,000 2,665
    Without never-married sons
    and/or daughters at home
9,865 8,165 - 380 1,320
    With never-married sons and/or
    daughters at home
18,045 16,085 - 620 1,345
  Total families of common-law
  couples
2,765 1,610 - 315 840
    Without never-married sons
    and/or daughters at home
1,415 705 - 160 550
    With never-married sons and/or
    daughters at home
1,350 900 - 150 295
  Total lone-parent families 5,195 3,040 - 220 1,925
    Male parent 855 605 - 35 210
      One never-married son
      or daughter at home
550 395 - 30 125
      Two or more never-married sons
      and/or daughters at home
305 210 10 - 80
    Female parent 4,345 2,435 - 190 1,720
      One never-married son
      or daughter at home
2,475 1,340 - 115 1,020
      Two or more never-married sons
      and/or daughters at home
1,865 1,095 - 70 700


(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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