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 = M4W 

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	3,370	3,010	2,490	520	360	300	55
Total families without children at home	1,775	1,775	1,325	455	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	1,595	1,230	1,165	65	360	305	60
1 child at home	725	460	410	45	265	210	50
2 children at home	605	520	515	10	85	75	10
3 or more children at home	265	250	240	10	10	10	0
Total children at home	2,825.0	2,355.0	2,245.0	115.0	465.0	400.0	65.0
Average number of children at home per family	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.2	1.3	1.3	1.2