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 = G8L 

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	4,255	3,640	2,465	1,170	610	475	135
Total families without children at home	1,845	1,845	1,340	505	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	2,405	1,790	1,125	665	610	475	140
1 child at home	1,180	770	485	290	410	325	85
2 children at home	840	685	425	265	155	120	35
3 or more children at home	380	335	220	115	45	30	20
Total children at home	4,105.0	3,235.0	2,040.0	1,195.0	870.0	655.0	215.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.0	0.9	0.8	1.0	1.4	1.4	1.5