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 = M9R 

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	9,020	7,095	6,675	425	1,920	1,525	400
Total families without children at home	2,695	2,695	2,465	230	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	6,330	4,405	4,210	195	1,925	1,525	400
1 child at home	2,830	1,710	1,580	130	1,120	825	295
2 children at home	2,335	1,810	1,785	25	525	470	60
3 or more children at home	1,160	880	840	40	280	235	45
Total children at home	11,540.0	8,325.0	7,985.0	340.0	3,215.0	2,665.0	555.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.3	1.2	1.2	0.8	1.7	1.7	1.4