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 = S7N 

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	6,980	6,015	5,180	835	965	815	150
Total families without children at home	2,790	2,790	2,220	570	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	4,190	3,225	2,960	265	965	815	150
1 child at home	1,670	1,110	960	150	560	455	105
2 children at home	1,765	1,480	1,385	90	285	250	30
3 or more children at home	755	635	615	20	120	105	10
Total children at home	7,605.0	6,100.0	5,685.0	410.0	1,500.0	1,295.0	205.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.1	1.0	1.1	0.5	1.6	1.6	1.4