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 = H4L 

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	8,620	7,005	6,000	1,005	1,615	1,350	265
Total families without children at home	2,790	2,795	2,225	565	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	5,825	4,210	3,780	430	1,620	1,350	265
1 child at home	2,595	1,670	1,495	175	930	780	150
2 children at home	2,025	1,585	1,425	160	445	365	80
3 or more children at home	1,200	955	860	100	240	205	35
Total children at home	10,765.0	8,060.0	7,230.0	830.0	2,700.0	2,240.0	465.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.2	1.2	1.2	0.8	1.7	1.7	1.7