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 = H1L 

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	8,965	6,690	3,950	2,740	2,275	1,795	480
Total families without children at home	3,630	3,630	2,100	1,530	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	5,330	3,060	1,850	1,210	2,275	1,790	485
1 child at home	2,970	1,535	960	570	1,440	1,080	355
2 children at home	1,825	1,140	680	460	685	585	95
3 or more children at home	535	385	210	175	150	125	25
Total children at home	8,375.0	5,060.0	2,995.0	2,060.0	3,320.0	2,685.0	640.0
Average number of children at home per family	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.8	1.5	1.5	1.3