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 = S4T 

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	8,225	5,720	4,430	1,290	2,505	2,045	460
Total families without children at home	2,975	2,970	2,220	755	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	5,255	2,745	2,210	540	2,505	2,050	460
1 child at home	2,610	1,210	930	280	1,400	1,125	275
2 children at home	1,715	1,030	865	170	680	540	140
3 or more children at home	930	505	415	90	425	380	45
Total children at home	9,230.0	4,965.0	4,050.0	920.0	4,265.0	3,550.0	710.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.1	0.9	0.9	0.7	1.7	1.7	1.5