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 = J7Y 

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	5,580	4,420	2,510	1,910	1,160	920	235
Total families without children at home	2,430	2,430	1,515	910	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	3,155	1,995	995	1,000	1,160	920	235
1 child at home	1,750	935	465	475	810	610	200
2 children at home	1,070	790	395	400	280	250	30
3 or more children at home	335	270	135	130	65	65	10
Total children at home	4,975.0	3,390.0	1,680.0	1,710.0	1,580.0	1,305.0	280.0
Average number of children at home per family	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.9	1.4	1.4	1.2