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 = T5P 

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	5,140	3,735	2,860	875	1,410	1,055	350
Total families without children at home	1,980	1,980	1,435	545	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	3,160	1,750	1,420	330	1,410	1,060	355
1 child at home	1,690	785	630	160	905	620	285
2 children at home	1,030	675	555	120	360	295	60
3 or more children at home	440	290	240	55	145	140	10
Total children at home	5,270.0	3,140.0	2,565.0	575.0	2,130.0	1,700.0	430.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.0	0.8	0.9	0.7	1.5	1.6	1.2