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 = G0X 

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%. Data quality index showing, for the long census questionnaire (20% sample data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.
Total - Families by number of children at home	16,970	14,765	9,315	5,455	2,205	1,575	630
Total families without children at home	7,735	7,735	5,380	2,355	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	9,235	7,030	3,935	3,100	2,205	1,575	630
1 child at home	4,660	3,190	1,720	1,470	1,465	1,040	425
2 children at home	3,370	2,780	1,580	1,195	590	420	160
3 or more children at home	1,210	1,060	630	425	150	115	35
Total children at home	15,370.0	12,235.0	6,955.0	5,275.0	3,140.0	2,265.0	870.0
Average number of children at home per family	0.9	0.8	0.7	1.0	1.4	1.4	1.4