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 = V7M 

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	4,615	3,680	2,870	805	935	795	145
Total families without children at home	1,990	1,995	1,390	600	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	2,625	1,685	1,480	205	940	790	145
1 child at home	1,710	1,005	855	145	705	595	110
2 children at home	760	575	530	45	190	160	25
3 or more children at home	150	110	95	15	40	35	10
Total children at home	3,715.0	2,500.0	2,215.0	290.0	1,210.0	1,020.0	190.0
Average number of children at home per family	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.4	1.3	1.3	1.3