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 = H8S 

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	5,880	4,345	2,730	1,610	1,535	1,175	360
Total families without children at home	2,200	2,205	1,310	890	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	3,675	2,140	1,415	720	1,540	1,175	360
1 child at home	1,960	980	585	395	980	735	245
2 children at home	1,320	870	605	265	450	355	95
3 or more children at home	395	285	220	65	110	85	20
Total children at home	5,865.0	3,630.0	2,500.0	1,130.0	2,230.0	1,725.0	505.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.0	0.8	0.9	0.7	1.5	1.5	1.4