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 = M6C 

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	6,205	4,940	4,235	705	1,260	1,100	165
Total families without children at home	1,925	1,920	1,450	470	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	4,280	3,020	2,785	235	1,260	1,100	160
1 child at home	2,010	1,205	1,055	150	805	685	115
2 children at home	1,730	1,325	1,250	75	400	365	30
3 or more children at home	540	490	480	10	55	40	15
Total children at home	7,230.0	5,450.0	5,110.0	335.0	1,785.0	1,560.0	220.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.2	1.1	1.2	0.5	1.4	1.4	1.4