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 = K8H 

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 10% but lower than 25%.
Total - Families by number of children at home	3,495	3,120	2,470	645	380	295	85
Total families without children at home	1,260	1,265	950	315	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	2,235	1,855	1,525	330	380	295	90
1 child at home	905	695	525	170	210	160	45
2 children at home	960	845	730	110	120	100	20
3 or more children at home	365	315	265	50	55	30	25
Total children at home	3,980.0	3,365.0	2,825.0	540.0	620.0	450.0	165.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.1	1.1	1.1	0.8	1.6	1.6	1.8