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 = M3L 

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	4,390	3,080	2,845	240	1,310	1,055	255
Total families without children at home	1,145	1,145	1,030	110	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	3,250	1,940	1,810	130	1,310	1,050	255
1 child at home	1,420	715	675	45	700	525	175
2 children at home	1,210	810	765	45	400	345	55
3 or more children at home	615	405	370	35	210	180	25
Total children at home	5,990.0	3,795.0	3,510.0	280.0	2,200.0	1,835.0	360.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.4	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.7	1.7	1.4