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Family Composition
- 13.8% of families are lone-parent families
- 78% of the lone parents are female
- The average number of persons in a lone parent family is 2.5.
- Or on average in 10 single parent households there will be 15 children.
- The average number of persons in a married couple family is 3.1 (2.8 for common law couples)
- in 10 two parent household there will be 11 children
- In 10 common law households there will be 8 children