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 = H2C 

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	4,350	3,430	2,230	1,205	915	715	200
Total families without children at home	1,770	1,770	1,075	695	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	2,580	1,660	1,145	510	920	715	200
1 child at home	1,360	715	485	230	635	500	135
2 children at home	985	725	535	190	260	200	60
3 or more children at home	235	215	125	90	15	10	10
Total children at home	4,100.0	2,880.0	1,975.0	910.0	1,220.0	940.0	280.0
Average number of children at home per family	0.9	0.8	0.9	0.8	1.3	1.3	1.4