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 = M9L 

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	3,495	2,940	2,830	110	565	495	65
Total families without children at home	1,055	1,050	1,005	50	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	2,445	1,885	1,825	60	560	490	65
1 child at home	925	675	655	20	245	215	30
2 children at home	935	755	720	30	180	160	20
3 or more children at home	590	455	445	0	135	120	15
Total children at home	4,800.0	3,735.0	3,630.0	100.0	1,060.0	945.0	120.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.0	1.9	1.9	1.8