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 = T5C 

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	4,640	3,530	3,005	530	1,105	870	235
Total families without children at home	1,645	1,645	1,400	245	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	2,995	1,890	1,600	285	1,105	865	240
1 child at home	1,505	795	610	185	705	535	175
2 children at home	970	720	685	35	250	195	55
3 or more children at home	520	370	305	65	150	140	10
Total children at home	5,330.0	3,540.0	3,065.0	475.0	1,785.0	1,460.0	325.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.1	1.0	1.0	0.9	1.6	1.7	1.4