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	9,455	8,455	7,205	1,255	995	690	300
Total families without children at home	4,770	4,775	4,035	740	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	4,680	3,685	3,170	515	995	690	300
1 child at home	2,115	1,480	1,245	240	630	400	230
2 children at home	1,810	1,550	1,335	215	265	210	55
3 or more children at home	750	650	595	60	95	80	20
Total children at home	8,260.0	6,760.0	5,870.0	890.0	1,500.0	1,105.0	395.0
Average number of children at home per family	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.7	1.5	1.6	1.3