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 = V1Y 

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	7,620	6,075	4,910	1,165	1,545	1,320	225
Total families without children at home	4,005	4,005	3,150	855	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	3,615	2,070	1,760	310	1,545	1,320	225
1 child at home	1,910	900	705	195	1,010	860	150
2 children at home	1,350	890	785	100	465	415	55
3 or more children at home	355	280	270	15	70	45	25
Total children at home	5,785.0	3,630.0	3,180.0	450.0	2,150.0	1,830.0	325.0
Average number of children at home per family	0.8	0.6	0.6	0.4	1.4	1.4	1.4