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 = H7G 

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	5,635	4,520	3,155	1,365	1,110	875	240
Total families without children at home	2,355	2,360	1,635	720	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	3,275	2,165	1,520	640	1,110	875	240
1 child at home	1,655	905	620	280	750	565	185
2 children at home	1,205	900	630	270	305	260	45
3 or more children at home	410	355	265	90	60	45	10
Total children at home	5,425.0	3,880.0	2,775.0	1,105.0	1,545.0	1,235.0	310.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.8	1.4	1.4	1.3