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 = V5X 

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	7,480	6,360	6,075	290	1,120	940	180
Total families without children at home	2,120	2,120	1,950	170	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	5,365	4,240	4,125	115	1,120	940	180
1 child at home	2,290	1,590	1,540	55	705	580	120
2 children at home	1,985	1,680	1,650	30	300	260	45
3 or more children at home	1,085	965	935	30	120	100	15
Total children at home	9,785.0	8,100.0	7,870.0	230.0	1,685.0	1,425.0	255.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.3	1.3	1.3	0.8	1.5	1.5	1.4