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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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Sex (3)

This table details ethnic origin , single and multiple ethnic origin responses , generation status , age groups and sex for the population in private households in Edmonton
Global non-response rate (GNR)^{Footnote 1} = 25.4 %
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}	1,139,585	561,270	578,310
North American Aboriginal origins	75,320	17,385	57,935
First Nations (North American Indian)	46,605	12,350	34,255
Inuit	1,475	270	1,210
Métis	30,675	4,765	25,905
Other North American origins	240,345	95,900	144,450
Acadian	1,625	230	1,395
American	19,710	1,360	18,355
Canadian	225,105	94,080	131,025
New Brunswicker	20	0	0
Newfoundlander	555	100	450
Nova Scotian	60	0	55
Ontarian	0	0	0
Québécois	375	70	300
Other North American origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 6}	455	50	405
European origins	787,515	241,560	545,960
British Isles origins	451,280	74,205	377,075
Channel Islander	65	0	65
Cornish	40	0	35
English	251,090	36,760	214,325
Irish	173,265	14,085	159,175
Manx	115	0	115
Scottish	198,150	17,515	180,630
Welsh	23,400	1,260	22,145
British Isles origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 7}	23,895	4,585	19,310
French origins	137,235	16,170	121,065
Alsatian	25	0	20
Breton	30	0	25
French	137,200	16,160	121,040
Western European origins (except French origins)	262,070	54,240	207,830
Austrian	13,440	1,115	12,325
Belgian	6,830	660	6,175
Dutch	52,275	14,540	37,735
Flemish	820	90	735
Frisian	210	40	165
German	204,890	37,110	167,780
Luxembourger	190	0	185
Swiss	5,895	635	5,260
Western European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 8}	170	55	115
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins)	89,930	9,165	80,760
Danish	15,995	2,310	13,685
Finnish	4,480	560	3,915
Icelandic	4,805	270	4,530
Norwegian	41,050	3,260	37,795
Swedish	28,585	2,055	26,525
Northern European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 9}	4,060	705	3,355
Eastern European origins	236,300	62,640	173,655
Bulgarian	815	380	430
Byelorussian	700	125	580
Czech	5,320	875	4,450
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.	2,620	365	2,250
Estonian	840	145	695
Hungarian	13,160	2,700	10,455
Latvian	1,005	270	730
Lithuanian	1,900	190	1,705
Moldovan	105	60	50
Polish	68,850	12,480	56,365
Romanian	9,460	2,010	7,450
Russian	26,055	2,775	23,280
Slovak	2,670	640	2,030
Ukrainian	148,160	39,580	108,585
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 10}	340	45	295
Southern European origins	65,470	22,735	42,740
Albanian	325	195	135
Bosnian	920	565	355
Croatian	3,680	1,595	2,080
Cypriot	35	0	30
Greek	4,210	1,335	2,870
Italian	29,580	9,145	20,440
Kosovar	45	40	0
Macedonian	280	160	125
Maltese	480	65	415
Montenegrin	70	25	40
Portuguese	9,275	4,650	4,620
Serbian	2,600	1,385	1,215
Sicilian	115	0	120
Slovenian	1,285	410	870
Spanish	13,645	2,745	10,900
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.	2,035	400	1,635
Southern European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 11}	25	20	0
Other European origins	8,220	2,410	5,820
Basque	70	0	75
Jewish	5,625	1,435	4,190
Roma (Gypsy)	110	0	100
Slavic, n.o.s.	295	25	270
Other European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 12}	2,175	935	1,235
Caribbean origins	10,010	3,770	6,240
Antiguan	85	50	35
Bahamian	45	0	40
Barbadian	715	110	610
Bermudan	30	0	35
Carib	110	0	110
Cuban	510	205	305
Dominican	135	50	85
Grenadian	260	130	130
Haitian	390	275	110
Jamaican	4,980	2,010	2,975
Kittitian/Nevisian	25	0	15
Martinican	0	0	0
Montserratan	25	0	15
Puerto Rican	105	20	85
St. Lucian	40	25	20
Trinidadian/Tobagonian	1,590	435	1,155
Vincentian/Grenadinian	80	30	50
West Indian, n.o.s.	890	235	655
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 13}	575	180	400
Latin, Central and South American origins	17,320	9,220	8,100
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Maya)	420	0	410
Argentinian	295	70	230
Belizean	20	0	20
Bolivian	65	25	40
Brazilian	615	200	420
Chilean	2,775	1,205	1,565
Colombian	2,200	1,695	505
Costa Rican	155	70	90
Ecuadorian	270	170	100
Guatemalan	740	300	440
Guyanese	965	355	615
Hispanic	155	55	105
Honduran	180	35	145
Maya	110	0	105
Mexican	3,630	2,145	1,480
Nicaraguan	270	90	180
Panamanian	65	0	60
Paraguayan	35	0	25
Peruvian	570	160	410
Salvadorean	3,135	2,040	1,100
Uruguayan	135	0	95
Venezuelan	830	340	490
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 14}	675	200	480
African origins	33,355	22,875	10,480
Central and West African origins	5,410	4,250	1,160
Akan	50	50	0
Angolan	70	30	40
Ashanti	30	30	0
Beninese	0	0	0
Burkinabe	55	55	0
Cameroonian	355	345	0
Chadian	0	0	0
Congolese	835	630	200
Gabonese	20	0	15
Gambian	15	0	0
Ghanaian	1,005	825	175
Guinean	115	105	0
Ibo	115	70	50
Ivorian	85	25	65
Liberian	270	215	50
Malian	0	0	0
Nigerian	1,260	905	355
Peulh	0	0	0
Senegalese	75	70	0
Sierra Leonean	365	275	95
Togolese	50	25	20
Yoruba	355	265	90
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 15}	545	300	250
North African origins	5,780	4,075	1,705
Algerian	235	170	65
Berber	115	50	65
Coptic	50	0	45
Dinka	420	200	220
Egyptian	2,125	1,315	810
Libyan	175	100	75
Maure	0	0	0
Moroccan	485	280	205
Sudanese	2,325	1,825	495
Tunisian	195	125	70
North African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 16}	20	0	20
Southern and East African origins	15,030	11,170	3,865
Afrikaner	55	0	45
Amhara	155	115	40
Bantu, n.o.s.	55	25	35
Burundian	325	320	0
Eritrean	1,090	965	120
Ethiopian	2,915	2,250	670
Harari	55	50	0
Kenyan	655	390	255
Malagasy	70	45	0
Mauritian	100	0	85
Oromo	165	115	45
Rwandan	655	630	25
Seychellois	70	0	70
Somali	4,950	4,230	725
South African	1,445	245	1,200
Tanzanian	445	145	300
Tigrian	105	0	105
Ugandan	360	205	155
Zambian	45	0	35
Zimbabwean	930	705	230
Zulu	55	20	40
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 17}	1,210	675	540
Other African origins	7,990	3,385	4,605
Black, n.o.s.^{Footnote 18}	835	45	785
Other African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 19}	7,265	3,340	3,925
Asian origins	212,040	169,590	42,450
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins	28,940	19,955	8,985
Afghan	2,710	2,325	385
Arab, n.o.s.	3,395	2,055	1,345
Armenian	355	120	225
Assyrian	140	30	110
Azerbaijani	140	65	75
Georgian	55	0	55
Iranian	3,310	2,395	910
Iraqi	1,700	1,230	465
Israeli	560	160	400
Jordanian	725	485	245
Kazakh	155	105	55
Kurd	740	515	225
Kuwaiti	70	0	70
Lebanese	11,390	7,740	3,655
Palestinian	1,595	645	950
Pashtun	180	120	60
Saudi Arabian	300	285	20
Syrian	995	290	695
Tajik	120	70	55
Tatar	100	0	80
Turk	1,890	825	1,070
Uighur	135	105	30
Uzbek	75	25	45
Yemeni	200	60	145
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 20}	545	290	255
South Asian origins	61,685	51,355	10,330
Bangladeshi	840	740	100
Bengali	545	375	170
East Indian^{Footnote 21}	49,795	41,135	8,660
Goan	70	10	60
Gujarati	100	25	75
Kashmiri	20	0	0
Nepali	570	385	185
Pakistani	5,480	4,075	1,405
Punjabi	3,640	2,070	1,575
Sinhalese	590	445	140
Sri Lankan	1,605	1,195	405
Tamil	255	200	55
South Asian origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 22}	1,110	690	420
East and Southeast Asian origins	122,585	97,925	24,665
Burmese	360	235	125
Cambodian (Khmer)	1,420	1,000	420
Chinese	60,715	46,835	13,880
Filipino	42,760	33,400	9,365
Hmong	0	0	0
Indonesian	695	75	620
Japanese	3,650	1,315	2,335
Korean	5,070	4,365	710
Laotian	815	410	400
Malaysian	1,225	285	940
Mongolian	345	100	245
Singaporean	90	15	75
Taiwanese	765	415	350
Thai	805	360	440
Tibetan	0	0	0
Vietnamese	12,960	8,800	4,160
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 23}	560	320	245
Other Asian origins	855	360	490
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 24}	850	360	490
Oceania origins	4,125	970	3,160
Australian	1,860	220	1,645
New Zealander	700	110	585
Pacific Islands origins	1,650	635	1,010
Fijian	1,185	615	570
Hawaiian	80	0	70
Maori	285	0	290
Polynesian, n.o.s.	25	0	25
Samoan	35	0	25
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 25}	45	10	40

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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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