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2011 National Household Survey: Data tables

Tabulation: Ethnic Origin (264), Single and Multiple Ethnic Origin Responses (3), Generation Status (4), Age Groups (10) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 National Household Survey

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This table details ethnic origin , single and multiple ethnic origin responses , generation status , age groups and sex for the population in private households in London
Global non-response rate (GNR)^{Footnote 1} = 23.7 %
Ethnic origin (264)	Single and multiple ethnic origin responses (3)
Ethnic origin (264)	Total - Single and multiple ethnic origin responses^Footnote 2	Single ethnic origin responses^Footnote 3	Multiple ethnic origin responses^Footnote 4
Total - Ethnic origins^{Footnote 5}	467,255	237,020	230,240
North American Aboriginal origins	13,120	2,115	11,005
First Nations (North American Indian)	11,040	1,915	9,125
Inuit	225	30	190
Métis	1,975	165	1,805
Other North American origins	135,810	59,735	76,075
Acadian	420	30	390
American	5,795	515	5,280
Canadian	131,325	59,030	72,295
New Brunswicker	0	0	0
Newfoundlander	225	75	150
Nova Scotian	90	0	50
Ontarian	20	0	0
Québécois	135	40	100
Other North American origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 6}	20	0	20
European origins	349,755	127,830	221,925
British Isles origins	241,765	61,020	180,745
Channel Islander	0	0	0
Cornish	20	0	20
English	149,230	35,395	113,840
Irish	94,255	9,715	84,545
Manx	120	0	120
Scottish	100,685	11,995	88,690
Welsh	9,390	560	8,830
British Isles origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 7}	14,740	3,345	11,395
French origins	46,470	4,350	42,125
Alsatian	25	0	30
Breton	0	0	0
French	46,445	4,350	42,095
Western European origins (except French origins)	92,200	22,610	69,595
Austrian	2,135	290	1,840
Belgian	4,520	905	3,615
Dutch	36,050	13,315	22,730
Flemish	375	80	295
Frisian	185	45	140
German	54,855	7,805	47,050
Luxembourger	40	0	35
Swiss	1,860	165	1,705
Western European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 8}	30	0	25
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins)	9,490	1,060	8,430
Danish	2,760	500	2,260
Finnish	1,990	205	1,785
Icelandic	415	30	390
Norwegian	1,985	95	1,890
Swedish	2,530	205	2,330
Northern European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 9}	410	25	385
Eastern European origins	44,440	14,160	30,275
Bulgarian	310	65	245
Byelorussian	245	80	160
Czech	1,645	485	1,155
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.	745	85	660
Estonian	220	60	160
Hungarian	7,040	1,755	5,280
Latvian	500	135	365
Lithuanian	1,225	210	1,015
Moldovan	40	0	40
Polish	18,640	7,495	11,150
Romanian	2,225	720	1,505
Russian	4,620	910	3,710
Slovak	1,840	360	1,480
Ukrainian	10,965	1,790	9,180
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 10}	85	0	70
Southern European origins	50,715	23,860	26,860
Albanian	1,055	900	155
Bosnian	1,010	625	385
Croatian	2,635	1,205	1,430
Cypriot	65	40	25
Greek	4,755	2,615	2,140
Italian	20,210	6,585	13,625
Kosovar	125	85	40
Macedonian	415	155	260
Maltese	1,775	560	1,215
Montenegrin	45	0	45
Portuguese	12,810	8,275	4,535
Serbian	1,590	710	875
Sicilian	105	65	40
Slovenian	885	340	540
Spanish	5,115	1,330	3,785
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.	1,140	355	785
Southern European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 11}	0	0	0
Other European origins	3,135	765	2,365
Basque	35	0	40
Jewish	2,490	490	2,000
Roma (Gypsy)	35	0	30
Slavic, n.o.s.	60	0	60
Other European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 12}	515	280	240
Caribbean origins	5,580	2,215	3,355
Antiguan	10	10	0
Bahamian	65	0	55
Barbadian	455	145	315
Bermudan	45	0	35
Carib	75	0	70
Cuban	260	80	185
Dominican	110	70	40
Grenadian	150	50	95
Haitian	95	75	0
Jamaican	2,870	1,165	1,705
Kittitian/Nevisian	0	0	0
Martinican	0	0	0
Montserratan	0	0	0
Puerto Rican	50	0	50
St. Lucian	40	0	30
Trinidadian/Tobagonian	1,030	445	585
Vincentian/Grenadinian	0	0	0
West Indian, n.o.s.	480	125	350
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 13}	145	20	125
Latin, Central and South American origins	11,355	7,330	4,025
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Maya)	170	0	165
Argentinian	180	0	170
Belizean	15	0	15
Bolivian	10	10	0
Brazilian	290	45	245
Chilean	255	120	130
Colombian	4,420	3,610	815
Costa Rican	0	0	0
Ecuadorian	75	45	35
Guatemalan	325	210	115
Guyanese	710	155	555
Hispanic	130	80	50
Honduran	170	100	70
Maya	70	30	40
Mexican	1,040	405	635
Nicaraguan	675	425	250
Panamanian	50	0	40
Paraguayan	0	0	0
Peruvian	145	50	95
Salvadorean	2,390	1,745	645
Uruguayan	50	0	50
Venezuelan	270	105	165
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 14}	415	170	240
African origins	7,875	4,095	3,785
Central and West African origins	815	435	385
Akan	0	0	0
Angolan	0	0	0
Ashanti	0	0	0
Beninese	0	0	0
Burkinabe	0	0	0
Cameroonian	0	0	0
Chadian	0	0	0
Congolese	100	50	50
Gabonese	0	0	0
Gambian	0	0	0
Ghanaian	175	85	85
Guinean	0	0	0
Ibo	20	0	0
Ivorian	30	0	0
Liberian	0	0	0
Malian	0	0	0
Nigerian	205	120	85
Peulh	0	0	0
Senegalese	0	0	0
Sierra Leonean	20	20	0
Togolese	0	0	0
Yoruba	35	0	25
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 15}	150	50	100
North African origins	2,080	1,345	730
Algerian	105	45	55
Berber	20	0	20
Coptic	50	0	50
Dinka	0	0	0
Egyptian	1,180	670	515
Libyan	90	45	40
Maure	0	0	0
Moroccan	95	35	55
Sudanese	660	545	115
Tunisian	0	0	0
North African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 16}	0	0	0
Southern and East African origins	2,420	1,515	900
Afrikaner	0	0	0
Amhara	0	0	0
Bantu, n.o.s.	0	0	0
Burundian	45	30	0
Eritrean	570	460	110
Ethiopian	465	210	260
Harari	0	0	0
Kenyan	120	60	65
Malagasy	0	0	0
Mauritian	0	0	0
Oromo	0	0	0
Rwandan	60	55	0
Seychellois	0	0	0
Somali	250	235	20
South African	530	180	360
Tanzanian	0	0	0
Tigrian	0	0	0
Ugandan	105	85	25
Zambian	25	25	0
Zimbabwean	85	70	15
Zulu	0	0	0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 17}	155	110	45
Other African origins	2,765	795	1,970
Black, n.o.s.^{Footnote 18}	290	20	265
Other African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 19}	2,495	770	1,720
Asian origins	44,090	33,590	10,505
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins	15,830	11,495	4,340
Afghan	975	930	45
Arab, n.o.s.	1,965	1,180	785
Armenian	265	115	145
Assyrian	570	410	160
Azerbaijani	85	65	20
Georgian	25	0	0
Iranian	1,445	1,030	415
Iraqi	1,635	1,335	300
Israeli	145	50	95
Jordanian	230	125	110
Kazakh	0	0	0
Kurd	805	555	245
Kuwaiti	30	15	20
Lebanese	4,725	3,135	1,585
Palestinian	1,490	1,075	415
Pashtun	10	0	10
Saudi Arabian	365	300	60
Syrian	1,080	515	570
Tajik	15	15	0
Tatar	25	0	25
Turk	530	120	405
Uighur	0	0	0
Uzbek	0	0	0
Yemeni	70	60	15
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 20}	710	440	270
South Asian origins	9,105	6,475	2,635
Bangladeshi	175	165	10
Bengali	70	60	0
East Indian^{Footnote 21}	7,150	4,865	2,280
Goan	25	0	25
Gujarati	0	0	0
Kashmiri	20	0	20
Nepali	65	60	10
Pakistani	1,010	700	315
Punjabi	205	70	130
Sinhalese	40	45	0
Sri Lankan	280	190	90
Tamil	150	115	35
South Asian origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 22}	300	210	90
East and Southeast Asian origins	19,605	15,540	4,065
Burmese	175	130	45
Cambodian (Khmer)	1,000	815	185
Chinese	8,460	6,500	1,965
Filipino	2,835	1,795	1,040
Hmong	0	0	0
Indonesian	420	165	260
Japanese	760	290	475
Korean	3,275	3,085	185
Laotian	190	125	60
Malaysian	130	0	125
Mongolian	40	0	35
Singaporean	30	0	30
Taiwanese	115	90	25
Thai	155	35	120
Tibetan	0	0	0
Vietnamese	2,815	2,290	525
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 23}	270	200	70
Other Asian origins	105	80	25
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 24}	105	80	25
Oceania origins	750	105	650
Australian	490	20	465
New Zealander	190	35	160
Pacific Islands origins	75	50	25
Fijian	45	50	0
Hawaiian	0	0	0
Maori	0	0	0
Polynesian, n.o.s.	0	0	0
Samoan	0	0	0
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 25}	0	0	0

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

For the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) estimates, the global non-response rate (GNR) is used as an indicator of data quality. This indicator combines complete non-response (household) and partial non-response (question) into a single rate. The value of the GNR is presented to users. A smaller GNR indicates a lower risk of non-response bias and as a result, lower risk of inaccuracy. The threshold used for estimates' suppression is a GNR of 50% or more. For more information, please refer to the National Household Survey User Guide, 2011.

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Footnote 2

The category 'Total - Single and multiple ethnic origin responses' indicates the number of respondents who reported a specified ethnic origin, either as their only ethnic origin or in addition to one or more other ethnic origins. The sum of all total responses for all ethnic origins is greater than the total population estimate due to the reporting of multiple origins.

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Footnote 3

A single ethnic origin response occurs when a respondent provides one ethnic origin only.

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Footnote 4

A multiple ethnic origin response occurs when a respondent provides two or more ethnic origins.

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Footnote 5

This is a total population estimate. The sum of the ethnic groups in this table is greater than the total population estimate because a person may report more than one ethnic origin in the NHS.

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Footnote 6

Includes general responses indicating North American origins (e.g., 'North American') as well as more specific responses indicating North American origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Maritimer,' 'Manitoban').

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Footnote 7

Includes general responses indicating British Isles origins (e.g., 'British,' 'United Kingdom') as well as more specific responses indicating British Isles origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Celtic').

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Footnote 8

Includes general responses indicating Western European origins (e.g., 'Western European') as well as more specific responses indicating Western European origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Liechtensteiner').

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Footnote 9

Includes general responses indicating Northern European origins (e.g., 'Northern European') as well as more specific responses indicating Northern European origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Faroese,' 'Scandinavian').

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Footnote 10

Includes general responses indicating Eastern European origins (e.g., 'Eastern European') as well as more specific responses indicating Eastern European origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Baltic').

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Footnote 11

Includes general responses indicating Southern European origins (e.g., 'Southern European') as well as more specific responses indicating Southern European origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Gibraltarian').

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Footnote 12

Includes general responses indicating Other European origins (e.g., 'European') as well as more specific responses indicating European origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Central European').

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Footnote 13

Includes general responses indicating Caribbean origins (e.g., 'Caribbean') as well as more specific responses indicating Caribbean origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Guadelupian,' 'Aruban').

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Footnote 14

Includes general responses indicating Latin, Central or South American origins (e.g., 'South American') as well as more specific responses indicating Latin, Central or South American origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Surinamese').

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Footnote 15

Includes general responses indicating Central or West African origins (e.g., 'West African') as well as more specific responses indicating Central or West African origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Ewe,' 'Wolof').

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Footnote 16

Includes general responses indicating North African origins (e.g., 'North African') as well as more specific responses indicating North African origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Maghreb').

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Footnote 17

Includes general responses indicating Southern or East African origins (e.g., 'East African') as well as more specific responses indicating Southern or East African origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Hutu,' 'Shona').

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Footnote 18

Some respondents may choose to provide very specific ethnic origins in the National Household Survey (NHS), while other respondents may choose to give more general responses. This means that two respondents with the same ethnic ancestry could have different response patterns and thus could be counted as having different ethnic origins. For example, one respondent may report 'East Indian' ethnic origin while another respondent, with a similar ancestral background, may report 'Punjabi' or 'South Asian' origins; one respondent may report 'Black' while another, similar respondent, may report 'Ghanaian' or 'African.' As a result, ethnic origin data are very fluid, and counts for certain origins, such as 'East Indian' and 'Black,' may seem lower than initially expected. Users who wish to obtain broader response counts may wish to combine data for one or more ethnic origins together or use counts for ethnic categories such as 'South Asian origins' or 'African origins.' (Please note, however, that 'African origins' should not be considered equivalent to the 'Black' population group or visible minority status, as there are persons reporting African origins who report a population group or visible minority status other than 'Black.' Conversely, many people report a population group or visible minority status of 'Black' and do not report having 'African' origins. For information on population group and visible minority population in the 2011 NHS, refer to the appropriate definitions in this publication).

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Footnote 19

Includes general responses indicating Other African origins (e.g., 'African') as well as more specific responses indicating Other African origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Saharan').

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Footnote 20

Includes general responses indicating West Asian, Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins (e.g., 'West Asian,' 'Middle Eastern') as well as more specific responses indicating West Asian, Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Baloch,' 'Circassian').

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Footnote 22

Includes general responses indicating South Asian origins (e.g., 'South Asian') as well as more specific responses indicating South Asian origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Bhutanese').

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Footnote 23

Includes general responses indicating East and Southeast Asian origins (e.g., 'Southeast Asian') as well as more specific responses indicating East and Southeast Asian origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Bruneian,' 'Karen').

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Footnote 24

Includes general responses indicating Other Asian origins (e.g., 'Asian') as well as more specific responses indicating Other Asian origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Eurasian').

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Footnote 25

Includes general responses indicating Pacific Islands origins (e.g., 'Pacific Islander') as well as more specific responses indicating Pacific Islands origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Tahitian').

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 99-010-X2011028.

Date modified:: 2019-01-23

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