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 = V3C 

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	9,940	8,545	7,550	990	1,395	1,130	265
Total families without children at home	3,170	3,170	2,480	690	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	6,770	5,375	5,070	300	1,400	1,130	265
1 child at home	2,775	1,990	1,840	150	780	615	165
2 children at home	2,930	2,500	2,400	105	425	365	60
3 or more children at home	1,065	880	835	50	185	145	40
Total children at home	12,025.0	9,790.0	9,265.0	525.0	2,240.0	1,830.0	410.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.2	1.1	1.2	0.5	1.6	1.6	1.5