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 = V9Y 

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	7,700	6,430	5,345	1,085	1,270	990	280
Total families without children at home	3,685	3,685	3,115	565	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	4,010	2,745	2,225	520	1,270	990	280
1 child at home	1,970	1,140	940	200	830	630	195
2 children at home	1,420	1,105	875	230	315	255	60
3 or more children at home	630	500	410	90	125	100	25
Total children at home	6,920.0	5,030.0	4,045.0	990.0	1,885.0	1,485.0	405.0
Average number of children at home per family	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.9	1.5	1.5	1.4