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 = M6S 

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 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	8,290	6,700	5,790	910	1,590	1,385	210
Total families without children at home	2,930	2,935	2,295	635	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	5,360	3,770	3,490	270	1,595	1,380	210
1 child at home	2,595	1,580	1,440	135	1,015	865	145
2 children at home	2,120	1,675	1,580	95	440	385	55
3 or more children at home	650	505	470	35	140	130	10
Total children at home	8,935.0	6,580.0	6,135.0	445.0	2,355.0	2,075.0	280.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.1	1.0	1.1	0.5	1.5	1.5	1.3