Topic-based tabulation: Number of Children at Home (8) and Census Family Structure (7) for the Census Families in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2001 and 2006 Censuses - 20% Sample Data

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Geography = Canada 

Number of children at home (8)	Census family structure (7)
	Total - Census family structure	Total couple families	Married couple families	Common-law couple families	Total lone-parent families	Female parent families	Male parent families
Note(s) : Census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations crossing provincial boundaries There is one census metropolitan area (Ottawa - Gatineau) and three census agglomerations (Campbellton, Hawkesbury and Lloydminster) that cross provincial boundaries. The data for their respective provincial parts are included with the appropriate census metropolitan area or census agglomeration, with data for the census metropolitan area or census agglomeration within the province of the provincial part that contributes the majority of the population to the area. For example, Ottawa - Gatineau can be found in Ontario, Campbellton in New Brunswick, Hawkesbury in Ontario and Lloydminster in Alberta.  Data quality note(s) Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
Total - Families by number of children at home	8,896,840	7,482,775	6,105,910	1,376,870	1,414,060	1,132,290	281,775
Total families without children at home	3,420,850	3,420,850	2,662,135	758,715	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	5,475,990	4,061,930	3,443,775	618,150	1,414,060	1,132,290	281,775
1 child at home	2,429,695	1,558,880	1,267,625	291,255	870,815	682,025	188,790
2 children at home	2,132,830	1,732,505	1,497,755	234,755	400,325	327,660	72,665
3 or more children at home	913,465	770,540	678,405	92,140	142,920	122,605	20,320
Total children at home	9,733,770	7,586,250	6,517,600	1,068,650	2,147,520	1,746,475	401,045
Average number of children at home per family	1.1	1.0	1.1	0.8	1.5	1.5	1.4