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 = M6B 

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	7,460	6,155	5,615	540	1,300	1,105	195
Total families without children at home	2,365	2,365	1,995	370	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	5,095	3,795	3,620	170	1,300	1,105	195
1 child at home	2,335	1,500	1,430	75	835	700	130
2 children at home	1,900	1,525	1,460	65	370	320	50
3 or more children at home	860	765	730	30	95	85	10
Total children at home	9,165.0	7,270.0	6,955.0	315.0	1,895.0	1,630.0	265.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.2	1.2	1.2	0.6	1.5	1.5	1.4