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 = G8B 

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	6,735	5,740	3,735	2,010	990	820	175
Total families without children at home	3,005	3,000	2,120	885	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	3,730	2,740	1,615	1,125	990	815	175
1 child at home	1,885	1,215	670	550	670	545	125
2 children at home	1,340	1,100	660	440	240	190	45
3 or more children at home	510	430	290	140	85	75	10
Total children at home	6,190.0	4,795.0	2,905.0	1,890.0	1,395.0	1,165.0	230.0
Average number of children at home per family	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.9	1.4	1.4	1.4