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 = H2B 

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	4,480	3,395	2,420	975	1,090	930	160
Total families without children at home	1,730	1,730	1,095	635	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	2,750	1,665	1,325	340	1,085	925	160
1 child at home	1,500	750	545	205	755	650	105
2 children at home	880	635	535	100	250	190	55
3 or more children at home	365	285	245	35	85	85	0
Total children at home	4,440.0	2,900.0	2,385.0	510.0	1,535.0	1,320.0	215.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.0	0.9	1.0	0.5	1.4	1.4	1.3