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 = R7A 

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	6,600	5,545	4,510	1,035	1,050	865	185
Total families without children at home	2,820	2,815	2,180	635	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	3,780	2,730	2,325	400	1,050	865	185
1 child at home	1,745	1,030	880	155	710	560	150
2 children at home	1,295	1,085	925	165	205	185	25
3 or more children at home	740	605	520	85	135	125	10
Total children at home	6,760.0	5,190.0	4,430.0	755.0	1,575.0	1,325.0	250.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.0	0.9	1.0	0.7	1.5	1.5	1.3