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 = J8B 

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	3,120	2,665	1,530	1,140	450	375	75
Total families without children at home	1,640	1,640	995	645	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	1,480	1,025	535	495	450	375	80
1 child at home	720	460	235	225	255	205	50
2 children at home	595	440	230	210	155	125	25
3 or more children at home	165	125	65	55	45	40	0
Total children at home	2,450.0	1,735.0	915.0	815.0	710.0	605.0	105.0
Average number of children at home per family	0.8	0.7	0.6	0.7	1.6	1.6	1.4