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 = T2T 

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	6,340	5,490	4,095	1,395	845	620	230
Total families without children at home	3,060	3,055	1,890	1,165	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	3,285	2,435	2,205	230	850	620	225
1 child at home	1,670	1,100	955	150	565	400	170
2 children at home	1,235	1,005	950	60	230	180	50
3 or more children at home	380	325	300	25	50	45	10
Total children at home	5,360.0	4,170.0	3,825.0	340.0	1,195.0	900.0	295.0
Average number of children at home per family	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.2	1.4	1.5	1.3