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 = H2H 

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 10% but lower than 25%.
Total - Families by number of children at home	3,015	2,375	750	1,630	640	490	155
Total families without children at home	1,575	1,580	360	1,210	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	1,440	800	380	415	640	490	150
1 child at home	880	420	180	235	455	350	105
2 children at home	455	295	145	155	155	110	40
3 or more children at home	110	80	55	25	30	30	0
Total children at home	2,135.0	1,275.0	655.0	620.0	860.0	660.0	205.0
Average number of children at home per family	0.7	0.5	0.9	0.4	1.3	1.3	1.3