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 = R0C 

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	14,355	12,295	10,710	1,585	2,065	1,600	465
Total families without children at home	6,200	6,200	5,480	725	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	8,160	6,090	5,230	860	2,065	1,600	460
1 child at home	3,195	1,980	1,665	315	1,220	915	300
2 children at home	2,900	2,370	2,070	300	530	430	100
3 or more children at home	2,060	1,745	1,490	255	320	255	60
Total children at home	16,415.0	12,980.0	11,110.0	1,870.0	3,430.0	2,725.0	710.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.2	1.7	1.7	1.5