Chart 11.2
Estimated rates of population undercoverage, sex and age group for Canada, 1971 Census to 2011 Census

Long description:

The title of the chart is: Estimated rates of population undercoverage, by sex and age group for Canada, 1971 to 2011 censuses.

This is a line chart with markers. The years (censuses) are on the horizontal axis and the values on the vertical axis.

There are four lines in this chart.

The vertical axis is labelled 'Population undercoverage rate (%).'

The horizontal axis is labelled 'Census year' and includes the 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006 and 2011 censuses.

The first line presents undercoverage for all males. The values are as follows: 2.27%, 2.46%, 2.37%, 3.75%, 3.95%, 3.89%, 4.90%, 5.51% and 5.07%.

The second line presents undercoverage for all females. The values are as follows: 1.59%, 1.61%, 1.65%, 2.68%, 2.93%, 2.49%, 3.02%, 3.04% and 3.08%.

The third line presents undercoverage for males aged 20 to 24 years. The values are as follows: 4.97%, 5.99%, 6.03%, 10.36%, 8.98%, 9.48%, 11.68%, 12.21% and 9.37%.

The fourth line presents undercoverage for females aged 20 to 24 years. The values are as follows: 4.01%, 4.62%, 4.98%, 6.89%, 7.36%, 6.45%, 7.91%, 8.71% and 9.83%.

Sources: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census, 2011 Reverse Record Check.