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 = H1K 

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	8,580	6,790	4,760	2,030	1,790	1,450	345
Total families without children at home	3,125	3,130	2,060	1,070	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	5,455	3,660	2,700	965	1,795	1,445	345
1 child at home	2,700	1,550	1,025	525	1,150	890	260
2 children at home	2,075	1,565	1,235	335	510	440	65
3 or more children at home	675	545	440	100	130	115	15
Total children at home	9,130.0	6,510.0	4,990.0	1,520.0	2,620.0	2,170.0	445.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.1	1.0	1.0	0.8	1.5	1.5	1.3