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 = N6B 

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 10% but lower than 25%. Data quality index showing, for the long census questionnaire (20% sample data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 10% but lower than 25%.
Total - Families by number of children at home	2,170	1,665	985	675	505	420	80
Total families without children at home	1,175	1,180	600	580	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	990	485	385	100	500	420	80
1 child at home	635	260	180	75	375	325	50
2 children at home	310	190	170	20	120	95	30
3 or more children at home	40	40	40	0	0	0	0
Total children at home	1,400.0	770.0	645.0	120.0	635.0	520.0	110.0
Average number of children at home per family	0.6	0.5	0.7	0.2	1.3	1.2	1.4