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 = M4L 

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	8,550	6,700	5,155	1,545	1,850	1,580	270
Total families without children at home	3,170	3,170	2,075	1,095	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	5,375	3,530	3,075	450	1,850	1,575	270
1 child at home	2,695	1,590	1,305	285	1,105	910	195
2 children at home	1,950	1,415	1,270	140	535	460	75
3 or more children at home	730	525	500	25	205	205	0
Total children at home	9,000.0	6,135.0	5,490.0	645.0	2,865.0	2,520.0	350.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.1	0.9	1.1	0.4	1.5	1.6	1.3