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 = M9W 

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	10,805	8,290	7,710	580	2,520	2,060	455
Total families without children at home	2,895	2,895	2,590	305	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	7,910	5,395	5,125	270	2,520	2,065	455
1 child at home	3,335	1,920	1,835	85	1,415	1,090	330
2 children at home	2,940	2,240	2,110	130	700	585	115
3 or more children at home	1,630	1,230	1,180	55	400	390	15
Total children at home	14,835.0	10,640.0	10,090.0	545.0	4,195.0	3,600.0	595.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.4	1.3	1.3	0.9	1.7	1.7	1.3