Table 16
Distribution of grandparents by number of grandchildren, Canada, 2011 and 2001

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Table 16
Distribution of grandparents by number of grandchildren, Canada, 2011 and 2001
Table summary
 This table displays the results of distribution of grandparents by number of grandchildren. The information is grouped by number of grandchildren (appearing as row headers), 2011 and 2001, calculated using number (in thousands) and % units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Number of
grandchildren		 2011 2001
Number
(in thousands)		 % Number
(in thousands)		 %
1 1,279 18 982 17
2 1,576 22 1,048 18
3 989 14 739 13
4 886 12 665 12
5 569 8 517 9
6 508 7 400 7
7 and more 1,295 18 1,314 23
Total 7,136 100 5,715 100
E use with caution.
F too unreliable to be published.
X suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act.
Note: Percentages may not add to 100%. Totals include the "don't know" and "refused" categories, which are not shown in the table.
Sources : Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2001 and 2011.
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