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Table 5.3 Children and youth, by age group and family structure, 2006
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| Total children and youth | Family structure | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Couple families | Lone-parent families | Not in census families | ||
| number | ||||
| 0 to 4 years | 1,765,440 | 1,469,870 | 295,470 | 100 |
| 5 to 9 years | 1,819,890 | 1,432,120 | 387,510 | 260 |
| 10 to 14 years1 | 2,075,250 | 1,578,080 | 495,820 | 1,350 |
| 15 to 19 years1 | 2,273,730 | 1,574,040 | 521,170 | 178,520 |
| 20 to 24 years1 | 1,490,670 | 886,320 | 174,290 | 430,060 |
| 1. Excludes those who are parents. | ||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 111-0010. | ||||
