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 = J2B 

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	7,070	5,720	3,375	2,345	1,355	950	395
Total families without children at home	3,130	3,125	2,035	1,090	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	3,945	2,595	1,340	1,250	1,350	955	395
1 child at home	2,070	1,175	630	550	895	615	285
2 children at home	1,395	1,060	530	530	335	245	90
3 or more children at home	480	360	185	170	120	95	25
Total children at home	6,470.0	4,480.0	2,280.0	2,200.0	1,985.0	1,430.0	560.0
Average number of children at home per family	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.9	1.5	1.5	1.4