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

• About
• Data table
• Download
• Related data

Data table

Geography = G4R 

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	5,820	4,575	2,570	2,005	1,245	985	260
Total families without children at home	2,235	2,235	1,450	785	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	3,580	2,335	1,120	1,215	1,240	980	260
1 child at home	1,705	965	460	500	740	570	175
2 children at home	1,365	985	430	555	380	310	70
3 or more children at home	510	385	225	160	125	105	20
Total children at home	6,145.0	4,215.0	2,060.0	2,155.0	1,930.0	1,555.0	370.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.1	0.9	0.8	1.1	1.6	1.6	1.4