Table 4 
Number and distribution of children aged 0 to 14 in census families living in a stepfamily, by family structure and age group, Canada, 2021 

Number and distribution of children aged 0 to 14 in census families living in a stepfamily, by family structure and age group, Canada, 2021
  Total – 0 to 14 years 0 to 4 years 5 to 9 years 10 to 14 years Total – 0 to 14 years 0 to 4 years 5 to 9 years 10 to 14 years
  numbernumbernumbernumber %%%%
Total – In a stepfamily 550,810 134,650 183,770 232,395 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Total – With no step- or half-siblings 191,760 36,435 62,595 92,720 34.8 27.1 34.1 39.9
With a step-parent (man+) 107,970 14,780 34,430 58,760 19.6 11.0 18.7 25.3
With a step-parent (woman+) 83,785 21,655 28,170 33,965 15.2 16.1 15.3 14.6
Total – With at least one step- or half-sibling 359,060 98,210 121,170 139,670 65.2 72.9 65.9 60.1
With a step-parent (man+) 104,955 6,640 35,105 63,210 19.1 4.9 19.1 27.2
With a step-parent (woman+) 56,715 5,085 17,880 33,755 10.3 3.8 9.7 14.5
With two biological or adoptive parents 197,390 86,490 68,190 42,710 35.8 64.2 37.1 18.4
Note(s):
Given that the non-binary population is small, data aggregation to a two-category gender variable is sometimes necessary to protect the confidentiality of responses provided. In these cases, individuals in the category "non-binary persons" are distributed into the other two gender categories and are denoted by the "+" symbol. The category "Man+" includes men as well as some non-binary persons. The category "Woman+" includes women as well as some non-binary persons.
Source(s):
Census of Population, 2021 (3901).
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