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Table 14.2 Structure of census families, 1981 to 2006
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | average number of children at home | number | average number of children at home | number | average number of children at home | |
| 1981 | 6,325,315 | 1.4 | 5,611,495 | 1.3 | 713,815 | 1.7 |
| 1986 | 6,733,845 | 1.3 | 5,880,550 | 1.2 | 853,295 | 1.6 |
| 1991 | 7,355,730 | 1.2 | 6,402,090 | 1.1 | 953,640 | 1.6 |
| 1996 | 7,837,865 | 1.2 | 6,700,355 | 1.1 | 1,137,505 | 1.6 |
| 2001 | 8,371,020 | 1.1 | 7,059,830 | 1.1 | 1,311,190 | 1.5 |
| 2006 | 8,896,840 | 1.1 | 7,482,775 | 1.0 | 1,414,060 | 1.5 |
| Note: Use caution with comparisons because of conceptual changes in 2001. | ||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue nos. 97F0005X and 97-553-X. | ||||||
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