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 = E2K 

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	4,650	3,220	2,635	590	1,430	1,270	165
Total families without children at home	1,650	1,650	1,315	340	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	2,995	1,565	1,320	245	1,430	1,270	160
1 child at home	1,575	660	535	130	920	795	125
2 children at home	1,000	620	540	80	380	345	30
3 or more children at home	420	290	245	40	130	125	10
Total children at home	4,960.0	2,860.0	2,425.0	435.0	2,100.0	1,900.0	200.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.1	0.9	0.9	0.7	1.5	1.5	1.2