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 = T1A 

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	7,310	6,075	4,890	1,175	1,240	995	245
Total families without children at home	3,515	3,520	2,750	770	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	3,790	2,555	2,145	405	1,235	995	245
1 child at home	1,895	1,090	855	235	810	620	185
2 children at home	1,245	965	840	125	280	235	45
3 or more children at home	650	500	445	50	145	135	10
Total children at home	6,485.0	4,665.0	4,025.0	640.0	1,820.0	1,515.0	305.0
Average number of children at home per family	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.5	1.5	1.5	1.3