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Table 5.13 Families with children aged 0 to 17, 2004 to 2008

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Table 5.13  Families with children aged 0 to 17, 2004 to 2008
  2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
  number of families
Couple families  
1 child 1,655,180 1,677,420 1,692,300 1,685,890 1,699,810
2 children 1,649,720 1,639,430 1,690,680 1,696,350 1,703,280
3 or more children 763,110 722,340 739,960 744,360 744,500
Lone-parent families  
1 child 845,790 877,400 848,660 840,060 845,870
2 children 412,290 412,090 387,650 385,520 383,460
3 or more children 186,070 166,450 155,020 153,730 154,150
Low income couple families  
1 child 179,220 157,710 176,670 172,130 176,270
2 children 175,670 149,160 160,990 157,740 160,760
3 or more children 145,430 119,560 124,200 124,240 126,490
Low income lone-parent families  
1 child 296,860 321,190 288,980 285,370 285,140
2 children 177,990 181,380 155,690 155,110 152,740
3 or more children 115,700 99,900 89,240 88,920 89,150
  before-tax median income ($)
Couple families  
1 child 71,900 75,400 77,600 81,240 84,390
2 children 78,300 82,900 87,200 91,560 95,290
3 or more children 73,200 78,500 82,600 86,000 88,950
Lone-parent families  
1 child 30,100 30,300 32,900 34,580 36,050
2 children 30,100 30,500 34,100 35,610 37,150
3 or more children 26,200 27,800 30,800 32,280 33,540
Low income couple families  
1 child 15,900 17,900 17,000 18,010 18,780
2 children 20,400 22,200 22,000 23,370 24,260
3 or more children 26,400 28,100 28,800 30,590 31,860
Low income lone-parent families  
1 child 12,800 12,700 13,900 14,320 14,820
2 children 16,000 15,900 17,900 18,680 19,330
3 or more children 19,400 20,100 22,500 23,590 24,510
Note: Families are composed of couples (married or common law, including same-sex couples) living in the same dwelling with or without children, and single parents (male or female) living with one or more children.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 111-0015.
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