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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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	4,285	3,635	2,975	660	650	455	195
Total families without children at home	1,450	1,455	1,170	280	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	2,835	2,180	1,805	380	650	455	190
1 child at home	1,195	810	625	185	385	260	130
2 children at home	1,045	865	765	105	175	135	40
3 or more children at home	590	500	415	90	85	65	25
Total children at home	5,285.0	4,225.0	3,530.0	700.0	1,055.0	760.0	300.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.6	1.6	1.5