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 = J4Z 

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	5,760	4,770	3,495	1,285	985	785	195
Total families without children at home	2,225	2,225	1,530	695	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	3,530	2,545	1,960	585	985	785	200
1 child at home	1,645	1,055	785	275	590	460	130
2 children at home	1,345	1,030	810	215	315	260	55
3 or more children at home	535	460	365	95	80	70	10
Total children at home	6,135.0	4,660.0	3,630.0	1,030.0	1,475.0	1,205.0	265.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.1	1.0	1.0	0.8	1.5	1.5	1.4