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 = M4B 

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	4,885	3,815	3,290	525	1,070	895	170
Total families without children at home	1,510	1,510	1,155	355	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	3,375	2,305	2,135	170	1,065	895	170
1 child at home	1,675	925	830	90	755	610	145
2 children at home	1,280	1,020	960	60	255	240	20
3 or more children at home	415	360	340	15	55	45	10
Total children at home	5,640.0	4,180.0	3,910.0	275.0	1,460.0	1,245.0	220.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.2	1.1	1.2	0.5	1.4	1.4	1.3