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 = M4E 

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	6,380	5,130	4,155	980	1,250	1,030	220
Total families without children at home	2,185	2,185	1,485	700	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	4,195	2,945	2,670	270	1,250	1,030	215
1 child at home	1,980	1,215	1,065	150	770	620	145
2 children at home	1,675	1,270	1,165	110	400	335	65
3 or more children at home	540	460	445	15	80	70	10
Total children at home	7,105.0	5,280.0	4,870.0	410.0	1,825.0	1,525.0	300.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.1	1.0	1.2	0.4	1.5	1.5	1.4