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 = M9A 

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	8,560	7,270	6,675	590	1,285	1,125	165
Total families without children at home	2,870	2,870	2,440	430	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	5,690	4,400	4,235	165	1,290	1,125	165
1 child at home	2,490	1,665	1,560	105	830	720	105
2 children at home	2,335	2,000	1,945	55	340	280	55
3 or more children at home	860	740	735	10	125	120	0
Total children at home	9,965.0	8,075.0	7,835.0	230.0	1,890.0	1,665.0	225.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.2	1.1	1.2	0.4	1.5	1.5	1.4