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

• About
• Data table
• Download
• Related data

Data table

Geography = N8Y 

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	5,465	3,925	3,150	770	1,545	1,205	335
Total families without children at home	1,935	1,935	1,510	425	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	3,530	1,985	1,645	345	1,545	1,205	335
1 child at home	1,810	800	650	150	1,010	745	265
2 children at home	1,215	800	635	165	410	355	60
3 or more children at home	500	380	355	25	120	110	10
Total children at home	5,925.0	3,680.0	3,115.0	565.0	2,245.0	1,820.0	425.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.1	0.9	1.0	0.7	1.5	1.5	1.3