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 = V8M 

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 10% but lower than 25%.
Total - Families by number of children at home	4,610	4,055	3,550	505	555	430	120
Total families without children at home	2,255	2,260	2,010	245	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	2,350	1,795	1,535	260	555	435	120
1 child at home	1,000	685	555	130	315	240	75
2 children at home	985	805	725	75	180	150	30
3 or more children at home	365	310	250	55	55	40	15
Total children at home	4,220.0	3,345.0	2,865.0	485.0	875.0	690.0	185.0
Average number of children at home per family	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.9	1.6	1.6	1.5