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 = H3E 

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	4,570	4,065	2,765	1,300	505	395	115
Total families without children at home	2,365	2,365	1,415	945	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	2,210	1,700	1,345	355	505	390	115
1 child at home	1,125	810	635	175	310	230	85
2 children at home	845	675	530	150	160	135	30
3 or more children at home	240	210	180	30	30	30	0
Total children at home	3,610.0	2,860.0	2,295.0	565.0	745.0	595.0	155.0
Average number of children at home per family	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.4	1.5	1.5	1.3