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 = P3C 

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	4,525	3,260	2,205	1,050	1,270	1,115	155
Total families without children at home	1,875	1,880	1,315	565	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	2,645	1,380	895	485	1,265	1,115	155
1 child at home	1,475	650	370	280	820	720	105
2 children at home	830	500	355	145	330	280	50
3 or more children at home	335	225	165	55	115	115	0
Total children at home	4,250.0	2,405.0	1,635.0	770.0	1,850.0	1,640.0	205.0
Average number of children at home per family	0.9	0.7	0.7	0.7	1.5	1.5	1.3