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 = H4B 

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	4,825	3,760	2,955	805	1,065	935	130
Total families without children at home	1,710	1,710	1,150	555	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	3,115	2,050	1,805	250	1,065	935	135
1 child at home	1,785	995	850	145	790	700	85
2 children at home	1,010	790	730	60	215	175	40
3 or more children at home	320	265	220	45	55	55	0
Total children at home	4,850.0	3,440.0	3,040.0	395.0	1,415.0	1,235.0	180.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.0	0.9	1.0	0.5	1.3	1.3	1.3