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 = V5B 

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	5,740	4,810	4,360	450	925	815	115
Total families without children at home	1,850	1,850	1,550	300	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	3,885	2,960	2,815	150	925	810	110
1 child at home	1,710	1,150	1,070	75	565	470	90
2 children at home	1,635	1,355	1,305	55	275	260	15
3 or more children at home	540	455	435	15	85	80	10
Total children at home	6,775.0	5,360.0	5,115.0	245.0	1,415.0	1,275.0	140.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.2	1.1	1.2	0.5	1.5	1.6	1.3