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 = M6G 

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	8,055	6,350	5,145	1,205	1,700	1,425	275
Total families without children at home	2,895	2,895	2,010	885	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	5,155	3,455	3,135	325	1,700	1,430	270
1 child at home	2,870	1,745	1,520	225	1,125	930	195
2 children at home	1,705	1,255	1,200	55	445	375	70
3 or more children at home	585	455	410	40	130	125	10
Total children at home	8,130.0	5,675.0	5,210.0	470.0	2,450.0	2,090.0	365.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.0	0.9	1.0	0.4	1.4	1.5	1.3