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 = J9A 

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	5,020	4,110	2,490	1,620	910	765	145
Total families without children at home	1,805	1,810	950	855	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	3,210	2,300	1,540	760	910	765	145
1 child at home	1,495	905	510	390	590	470	120
2 children at home	1,280	1,035	735	300	245	225	20
3 or more children at home	435	360	295	70	70	65	10
Total children at home	5,445.0	4,130.0	2,925.0	1,200.0	1,315.0	1,140.0	175.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.1	1.0	1.2	0.7	1.4	1.5	1.2