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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 Yellowknife
Global non-response rate (GNR)^{Footnote 1} = 14.7 %
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}	18,830	9,675	9,155
North American Aboriginal origins	4,965	2,375	2,595
First Nations (North American Indian)	3,425	1,665	1,755
Inuit	845	410	440
Métis	1,105	295	805
Other North American origins	4,070	2,005	2,065
Acadian	205	50	160
American	135	10	125
Canadian	3,595	1,875	1,720
New Brunswicker	0	0	0
Newfoundlander	150	70	80
Nova Scotian	0	0	0
Ontarian	0	0	0
Québécois	10	0	0
Other North American origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 6}	0	0	0
European origins	11,925	3,430	8,490
British Isles origins	8,225	1,805	6,420
Channel Islander	0	0	0
Cornish	0	0	0
English	3,775	605	3,170
Irish	3,275	490	2,785
Manx	0	0	0
Scottish	3,750	515	3,240
Welsh	425	50	380
British Isles origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 7}	560	150	415
French origins	2,220	385	1,835
Alsatian	0	0	0
Breton	0	0	0
French	2,215	385	1,830
Western European origins (except French origins)	2,905	415	2,485
Austrian	145	25	115
Belgian	110	10	110
Dutch	550	85	465
Flemish	20	0	20
Frisian	0	0	0
German	2,375	290	2,085
Luxembourger	15	0	15
Swiss	80	0	70
Western European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 8}	0	0	0
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins)	980	125	860
Danish	140	25	115
Finnish	70	0	65
Icelandic	40	0	35
Norwegian	330	40	290
Swedish	380	35	345
Northern European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 9}	50	15	35
Eastern European origins	1,730	350	1,380
Bulgarian	20	15	0
Byelorussian	0	0	0
Czech	70	15	55
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.	50	0	40
Estonian	10	0	15
Hungarian	115	20	95
Latvian	15	0	20
Lithuanian	15	0	15
Moldovan	0	0	0
Polish	355	70	290
Romanian	85	15	75
Russian	300	50	250
Slovak	25	10	10
Ukrainian	845	145	705
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 10}	15	0	10
Southern European origins	810	160	645
Albanian	15	0	0
Bosnian	20	20	0
Croatian	60	25	30
Cypriot	0	0	0
Greek	40	10	25
Italian	385	50	335
Kosovar	0	0	0
Macedonian	0	0	0
Maltese	0	0	0
Montenegrin	0	0	0
Portuguese	90	0	80
Serbian	20	0	0
Sicilian	0	0	0
Slovenian	0	0	0
Spanish	145	15	125
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.	40	0	40
Southern European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 11}	0	0	0
Other European origins	345	190	155
Basque	0	0	0
Jewish	35	0	25
Roma (Gypsy)	0	0	0
Slavic, n.o.s.	20	0	20
Other European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 12}	290	180	105
Caribbean origins	100	25	75
Antiguan	0	0	0
Bahamian	0	0	0
Barbadian	0	0	0
Bermudan	0	0	0
Carib	0	0	0
Cuban	0	0	0
Dominican	0	0	0
Grenadian	0	0	0
Haitian	15	0	15
Jamaican	60	20	40
Kittitian/Nevisian	0	0	0
Martinican	0	0	0
Montserratan	0	0	0
Puerto Rican	0	0	0
St. Lucian	0	0	0
Trinidadian/Tobagonian	20	0	20
Vincentian/Grenadinian	0	0	0
West Indian, n.o.s.	0	0	0
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 13}	0	0	0
Latin, Central and South American origins	135	30	105
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Maya)	0	0	0
Argentinian	0	0	0
Belizean	0	0	0
Bolivian	0	0	0
Brazilian	15	0	10
Chilean	0	0	0
Colombian	0	0	0
Costa Rican	0	0	0
Ecuadorian	0	0	0
Guatemalan	35	0	30
Guyanese	0	0	0
Hispanic	0	0	0
Honduran	0	0	0
Maya	0	0	0
Mexican	30	0	25
Nicaraguan	0	0	0
Panamanian	0	0	0
Paraguayan	0	0	0
Peruvian	0	0	0
Salvadorean	15	15	0
Uruguayan	0	0	0
Venezuelan	0	0	0
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 14}	25	0	25
African origins	575	470	110
Central and West African origins	25	20	0
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	0	0	0
Gabonese	0	0	0
Gambian	0	0	0
Ghanaian	0	0	0
Guinean	0	0	0
Ibo	0	0	0
Ivorian	0	0	0
Liberian	0	0	0
Malian	0	0	0
Nigerian	0	0	0
Peulh	0	0	0
Senegalese	0	0	0
Sierra Leonean	15	15	0
Togolese	0	0	0
Yoruba	0	0	0
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 15}	0	0	0
North African origins	90	75	0
Algerian	15	10	0
Berber	0	0	0
Coptic	0	0	0
Dinka	0	0	0
Egyptian	0	0	0
Libyan	0	0	0
Maure	0	0	0
Moroccan	0	0	0
Sudanese	60	60	0
Tunisian	0	0	0
North African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 16}	0	0	0
Southern and East African origins	305	285	25
Afrikaner	0	0	0
Amhara	0	0	0
Bantu, n.o.s.	20	15	0
Burundian	0	0	0
Eritrean	75	80	0
Ethiopian	20	15	0
Harari	0	0	0
Kenyan	0	0	0
Malagasy	0	0	0
Mauritian	55	55	0
Oromo	0	0	0
Rwandan	0	0	0
Seychellois	0	0	0
Somali	0	0	0
South African	15	0	10
Tanzanian	0	0	0
Tigrian	0	0	0
Ugandan	10	0	0
Zambian	0	0	0
Zimbabwean	80	80	0
Zulu	0	0	0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 17}	20	0	0
Other African origins	160	90	75
Black, n.o.s.^{Footnote 18}	0	0	0
Other African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 19}	160	85	70
Asian origins	1,735	1,330	405
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins	230	150	75
Afghan	0	0	0
Arab, n.o.s.	0	0	0
Armenian	100	100	0
Assyrian	0	0	0
Azerbaijani	0	0	0
Georgian	0	0	0
Iranian	45	0	35
Iraqi	0	0	0
Israeli	0	0	0
Jordanian	0	0	0
Kazakh	0	0	0
Kurd	0	0	0
Kuwaiti	0	0	0
Lebanese	35	0	25
Palestinian	0	0	0
Pashtun	0	0	0
Saudi Arabian	0	0	0
Syrian	0	0	0
Tajik	0	0	0
Tatar	0	0	0
Turk	20	20	0
Uighur	0	0	0
Uzbek	0	0	0
Yemeni	0	0	0
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 20}	0	0	0
South Asian origins	135	120	20
Bangladeshi	0	0	0
Bengali	0	0	0
East Indian^{Footnote 21}	115	100	15
Goan	0	0	0
Gujarati	0	0	0
Kashmiri	0	0	0
Nepali	0	0	0
Pakistani	0	0	0
Punjabi	0	0	0
Sinhalese	0	0	0
Sri Lankan	0	0	0
Tamil	0	0	0
South Asian origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 22}	0	0	0
East and Southeast Asian origins	1,365	1,050	310
Burmese	0	0	0
Cambodian (Khmer)	0	0	0
Chinese	410	250	160
Filipino	810	645	165
Hmong	0	0	0
Indonesian	0	0	0
Japanese	45	25	25
Korean	35	25	0
Laotian	0	0	0
Malaysian	0	0	0
Mongolian	0	0	0
Singaporean	0	0	0
Taiwanese	0	0	0
Thai	15	0	10
Tibetan	0	0	0
Vietnamese	165	95	70
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 23}	0	0	0
Other Asian origins	0	0	0
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 24}	0	0	0
Oceania origins	15	0	15
Australian	0	0	0
New Zealander	0	0	0
Pacific Islands origins	0	0	0
Fijian	0	0	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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