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 = H4H 

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	5,240	3,945	2,365	1,580	1,295	1,090	205
Total families without children at home	2,080	2,080	1,230	850	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	3,160	1,865	1,140	730	1,295	1,090	205
1 child at home	1,830	895	540	350	935	775	155
2 children at home	1,010	740	470	270	275	230	40
3 or more children at home	315	230	125	105	90	80	10
Total children at home	4,895.0	3,115.0	1,870.0	1,245.0	1,780.0	1,525.0	260.0
Average number of children at home per family	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.8	1.4	1.4	1.2