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 = P7B 

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	7,660	6,240	5,290	950	1,420	1,165	255
Total families without children at home	3,145	3,140	2,570	575	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	4,515	3,095	2,720	380	1,420	1,165	255
1 child at home	2,195	1,295	1,130	165	900	695	205
2 children at home	1,690	1,335	1,190	140	360	310	50
3 or more children at home	625	465	395	75	160	160	0
Total children at home	7,670.0	5,515.0	4,825.0	695.0	2,155.0	1,850.0	305.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.7	1.5	1.6	1.2