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 = G6G 

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	5,630	4,830	3,455	1,380	800	615	185
Total families without children at home	2,835	2,835	2,100	730	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	2,795	2,000	1,355	645	795	610	185
1 child at home	1,315	860	615	245	455	370	85
2 children at home	1,090	830	490	335	265	175	90
3 or more children at home	385	310	245	65	75	70	10
Total children at home	4,740.0	3,505.0	2,380.0	1,125.0	1,235.0	945.0	295.0
Average number of children at home per family	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.8	1.6	1.5	1.6