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 = G1W 

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	5,490	4,635	3,155	1,485	855	575	275
Total families without children at home	2,850	2,850	1,930	925	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	2,640	1,785	1,225	555	855	575	275
1 child at home	1,365	795	545	255	570	405	160
2 children at home	870	640	420	225	225	160	70
3 or more children at home	405	345	270	75	60	10	50
Total children at home	4,390.0	3,190.0	2,235.0	950.0	1,205.0	760.0	445.0
Average number of children at home per family	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.6	1.4	1.3	1.6