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 = G8H 

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	3,010	2,535	1,660	875	480	380	100
Total families without children at home	1,300	1,300	905	395	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	1,710	1,235	750	480	475	380	95
1 child at home	800	565	305	255	235	175	55
2 children at home	700	490	300	190	205	170	35
3 or more children at home	215	180	140	35	35	35	0
Total children at home	2,915.0	2,115.0	1,370.0	745.0	795.0	655.0	140.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.0	0.8	0.8	0.9	1.7	1.7	1.5