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 = V1B 

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	5,660	5,235	4,675	560	425	305	115
Total families without children at home	2,730	2,725	2,395	330	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	2,935	2,505	2,280	225	425	310	120
1 child at home	1,070	845	765	80	220	160	55
2 children at home	1,285	1,110	1,015	95	170	120	50
3 or more children at home	580	545	500	45	35	30	0
Total children at home	5,570.0	4,885.0	4,430.0	450.0	680.0	490.0	190.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.8	1.6	1.6	1.6