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 = P3E 

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	7,510	6,245	5,325	915	1,265	1,055	215
Total families without children at home	3,180	3,185	2,550	630	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	4,325	3,060	2,770	285	1,265	1,055	215
1 child at home	2,055	1,225	1,090	135	830	670	165
2 children at home	1,715	1,355	1,245	115	360	320	40
3 or more children at home	550	480	440	40	75	70	10
Total children at home	7,300.0	5,500.0	5,005.0	490.0	1,800.0	1,530.0	265.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.5	1.4	1.5	1.3