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 = V5M 

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	6,010	4,845	4,425	420	1,165	955	210
Total families without children at home	1,765	1,765	1,520	245	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	4,250	3,085	2,905	175	1,165	955	210
1 child at home	1,895	1,225	1,165	60	670	515	150
2 children at home	1,790	1,405	1,315	90	385	340	45
3 or more children at home	565	450	425	25	115	95	15
Total children at home	7,360.0	5,560.0	5,200.0	355.0	1,800.0	1,515.0	285.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.2	1.1	1.2	0.8	1.5	1.6	1.4