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 = H8P 

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	6,150	4,935	3,655	1,280	1,210	1,035	175
Total families without children at home	2,495	2,495	1,760	740	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	3,650	2,440	1,895	540	1,210	1,035	175
1 child at home	2,025	1,115	875	240	915	765	145
2 children at home	1,300	1,025	785	240	270	245	25
3 or more children at home	325	300	240	60	25	25	0
Total children at home	5,655.0	4,125.0	3,215.0	915.0	1,535.0	1,330.0	200.0
Average number of children at home per family	0.9	0.8	0.9	0.7	1.3	1.3	1.1