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 = L8M 

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	3,630	2,595	1,860	735	1,035	900	140
Total families without children at home	1,305	1,305	875	430	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	2,330	1,290	985	300	1,035	900	140
1 child at home	1,145	570	445	125	580	510	65
2 children at home	840	500	355	145	340	285	45
3 or more children at home	345	220	185	30	120	100	20
Total children at home	3,985.0	2,325.0	1,815.0	515.0	1,660.0	1,405.0	250.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.1	0.9	1.0	0.7	1.6	1.6	1.9