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 = H4R 

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	5,485	4,625	3,935	690	860	745	115
Total families without children at home	2,065	2,060	1,585	475	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	3,425	2,565	2,355	210	860	745	115
1 child at home	1,710	1,130	1,030	100	580	495	85
2 children at home	1,210	1,000	930	75	205	190	15
3 or more children at home	505	430	390	40	75	65	10
Total children at home	5,780.0	4,545.0	4,165.0	375.0	1,235.0	1,070.0	165.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.1	1.0	1.1	0.5	1.4	1.4	1.4