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 = H4N 

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	6,250	5,090	4,570	515	1,160	985	175
Total families without children at home	1,940	1,945	1,560	380	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	4,305	3,150	3,010	135	1,160	985	175
1 child at home	1,905	1,205	1,120	90	700	605	95
2 children at home	1,465	1,160	1,135	25	305	245	60
3 or more children at home	935	780	755	25	160	135	25
Total children at home	8,005.0	6,175.0	5,965.0	210.0	1,830.0	1,550.0	280.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.3	1.2	1.3	0.4	1.6	1.6	1.6