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 and Forward Sortation Areas, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data

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Geography = G0S 

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) :  Data quality note(s) Data quality index showing, for the short census questionnaire (100% data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.
Total - Families by number of children at home	18,680	16,525	10,565	5,960	2,155	1,415	735
Total families without children at home	7,675	7,675	5,055	2,615	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	11,005	8,855	5,510	3,345	2,150	1,420	735
1 child at home	4,530	3,240	1,925	1,315	1,290	850	440
2 children at home	4,390	3,765	2,245	1,520	620	410	215
3 or more children at home	2,085	1,845	1,335	510	240	155	80
Total children at home	20,245.0	16,885.0	10,865.0	6,030.0	3,355.0	2,210.0	1,140.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.6	1.6	1.6