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 = P7E 

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	6,195	4,865	3,945	915	1,330	1,105	230
Total families without children at home	2,510	2,510	1,955	555	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	3,685	2,350	1,990	365	1,335	1,105	230
1 child at home	1,830	1,035	820	215	795	630	160
2 children at home	1,395	980	860	120	415	355	60
3 or more children at home	460	330	310	25	125	115	10
Total children at home	6,145.0	4,095.0	3,550.0	550.0	2,045.0	1,740.0	305.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.0	0.8	0.9	0.6	1.5	1.6	1.3