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 = H8T 

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	3,885	3,200	2,275	925	680	480	200
Total families without children at home	1,520	1,520	1,040	480	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	2,360	1,680	1,235	445	680	480	200
1 child at home	1,105	700	480	215	410	305	105
2 children at home	970	725	545	180	240	155	85
3 or more children at home	290	260	205	55	30	20	15
Total children at home	3,990.0	3,005.0	2,265.0	735.0	990.0	675.0	310.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.0	0.9	1.0	0.8	1.5	1.4	1.6