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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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	9,610	8,475	7,130	1,345	1,130	900	230
Total families without children at home	5,210	5,210	4,490	720	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	4,395	3,265	2,645	625	1,135	900	235
1 child at home	1,965	1,310	975	335	650	490	165
2 children at home	1,655	1,305	1,085	225	350	295	55
3 or more children at home	780	645	580	65	130	120	15
Total children at home	8,090.0	6,160.0	5,145.0	1,010.0	1,930.0	1,605.0	320.0
Average number of children at home per family	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.8	1.7	1.8	1.4