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2011 National Household Survey: Data tables

Tabulation: Income and Earnings Statistics in 2010 (16), Age Groups (8C), Sex (3), Work activity in 2010 (3), Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree (6) and Selected Sociocultural Characteristics (60) for the Population Aged 15 Years and Over in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Census Metropolitan Areas, 2011 National Household Survey

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This table details income and earnings statistics in 2010 , age groups , sex , work activity in 2010 , highest certificate, diploma or degree and selected sociocultural characteristics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households in Kingston
Global non-response rate (GNR)Footnote 2 = 28.4 %
Selected sociocultural characteristics (60) Income and earnings statistics in 2010 (16)
Total - Income statistics in 2010Footnote 3 Without income With income Median incomeFootnote 4 Average incomeFootnote 5 Without after-tax income With after-tax income Median after-tax incomeFootnote 6 Average after-tax incomeFootnote 7 Total - Employment income statistics in 2010Footnote 8 With employment income Median employment incomeFootnote 9 Average employment incomeFootnote 10 With wages and salaries Median wages and salariesFootnote 11 Average wages and salariesFootnote 12
Total - Population by Aboriginal identity 129,865 4,940 124,930 32,415 41,118 4,955 124,910 29,497 34,718 129,865 91,040 30,730 39,125 85,250 32,000 39,530
Aboriginal identityFootnote 13 3,910 270 3,645 24,339 31,864 270 3,645 23,314 27,884 3,910 2,615 21,682 32,501 2,420 23,797 33,441
First Nations (North American Indian) single identityFootnote 14 2,615 200 2,415 23,084 29,643 200 2,415 22,555 26,215 2,610 1,630 20,352 30,093 1,515 22,156 31,384
Métis single identity 1,055 65 990 23,122 34,854 65 990 22,453 29,929 1,055 750 21,731 35,858 710 21,755 34,716
Inuk (Inuit) single identity 65 0 65 26,672 36,264 0 65 23,984 30,866 70 65 23,224 34,005 65 23,224 34,005
Multiple Aboriginal identitiesFootnote 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal identities not included elsewhereFootnote 16 170 0 170 46,593 44,407 0 175 45,569 38,592 175 170 46,593 40,153 130 46,712 50,292
Non-Aboriginal identity 125,955 4,665 121,290 32,668 41,396 4,685 121,270 29,830 34,923 125,950 88,420 30,964 39,321 82,840 32,067 39,708
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian statusFootnote 17 129,865 4,940 124,925 32,415 41,118 4,960 124,910 29,497 34,718 129,865 91,040 30,730 39,125 85,255 32,000 39,530
Registered or Treaty IndianFootnote 18 1,020 30 990 27,090 35,783 30 990 24,790 30,750 1,020 775 25,856 34,243 655 34,504 38,146
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 128,845 4,910 123,935 32,455 41,161 4,930 123,920 29,551 34,750 128,845 90,265 30,753 39,167 84,595 31,979 39,541
Total - Population by Aboriginal ancestryFootnote 19 129,870 4,940 124,930 32,415 41,118 4,955 124,910 29,497 34,718 129,870 91,040 30,730 39,125 85,255 32,000 39,530
Aboriginal ancestryFootnote 20 6,050 360 5,685 25,783 34,201 365 5,685 24,080 29,424 6,055 4,295 21,794 33,826 4,040 23,598 34,394
First Nations (North American Indian) ancestryFootnote 21 4,935 290 4,645 25,392 33,399 290 4,645 24,098 28,800 4,935 3,465 20,931 32,909 3,240 23,648 33,993
Métis ancestry 1,080 75 1,000 27,056 37,329 80 1,000 24,392 31,842 1,080 775 26,066 37,467 755 26,082 35,908
Inuit ancestry 90 0 95 26,640 37,523 0 95 23,952 32,591 95 90 23,227 35,487 95 23,182 33,687
Non-Aboriginal ancestry onlyFootnote 22 123,815 4,575 119,240 32,745 41,448 4,595 119,225 29,895 34,971 123,815 86,745 31,074 39,388 81,210 32,228 39,786
Total - Generation statusFootnote 23 129,865 4,940 124,925 32,415 41,118 4,955 124,910 29,497 34,718 129,865 91,040 30,730 39,125 85,255 32,000 39,530
First generationFootnote 24 19,435 495 18,945 32,241 43,827 500 18,940 29,631 36,707 19,435 12,185 30,374 41,678 11,270 31,110 41,849
Second generationFootnote 25 21,090 745 20,345 34,267 43,159 755 20,335 31,313 36,314 21,090 14,935 30,894 39,914 13,910 31,969 39,738
Third generation or moreFootnote 26 89,345 3,700 85,640 31,936 40,034 3,705 85,635 29,005 33,899 89,345 63,915 30,784 38,455 60,070 32,105 39,047
Total - Population by visible minorityFootnote 27 129,870 4,940 124,930 32,415 41,118 4,955 124,915 29,497 34,718 129,865 91,040 30,730 39,125 85,255 32,000 39,530
Total visible minority populationFootnote 28 7,355 390 6,965 23,132 36,274 390 6,965 22,387 30,801 7,355 5,235 25,021 37,520 5,020 24,966 36,640
South AsianFootnote 29 1,675 60 1,625 25,679 39,926 55 1,620 23,234 33,497 1,680 1,305 23,368 37,225 1,265 22,967 36,982
Chinese 1,650 70 1,585 18,246 35,844 75 1,580 18,246 30,436 1,655 1,170 23,813 38,717 1,100 21,410 37,725
Black 785 65 720 26,933 35,474 65 720 26,675 30,625 785 530 26,453 32,144 515 25,981 31,719
Filipino 610 15 590 33,438 34,481 15 590 31,386 29,905 610 480 35,467 34,119 465 35,392 34,919
Latin American 730 35 695 21,770 26,663 35 700 19,710 24,161 730 465 25,588 29,603 455 25,597 29,732
Arab 425 30 390 27,614 50,647 30 395 27,358 40,667 420 280 46,473 62,929 280 46,492 63,163
Southeast AsianFootnote 30 255 0 250 17,644 41,368 0 250 17,644 33,547 250 220 19,024 39,970 205 15,807 33,696
West AsianFootnote 31 340 45 295 28,073 43,964 40 300 24,889 36,255 340 240 34,632 50,206 240 34,605 47,696
Korean 385 20 360 10,693 21,008 25 365 10,693 19,336 385 220 13,035 26,803 190 9,925 27,736
Japanese 160 0 160 20,506 33,523 0 160 19,429 28,487 165 120 19,946 34,451 110 19,411 28,791
Visible minority, n.i.e.Footnote 32 145 0 130 32,408 43,897 0 130 31,768 37,332 140 115 11,637 27,979 110 11,570 25,074
Multiple visible minoritiesFootnote 33 190 25 165 18,135 29,561 25 165 18,135 24,743 190 90 30,741 40,258 85 19,805 28,540
Not a visible minorityFootnote 34 122,515 4,550 117,965 32,838 41,404 4,565 117,950 29,947 34,949 122,515 85,805 31,077 39,223 80,235 32,412 39,711
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigrationFootnote 35 129,870 4,935 124,930 32,415 41,118 4,955 124,910 29,497 34,718 129,865 91,040 30,730 39,125 85,255 32,000 39,530
Non-immigrantsFootnote 36 111,285 4,475 106,815 32,442 40,674 4,485 106,805 29,483 34,390 111,285 79,530 30,823 38,759 74,625 32,078 39,180
ImmigrantsFootnote 37 17,510 415 17,100 32,932 44,575 415 17,095 30,216 37,307 17,515 10,680 31,027 42,463 9,805 31,761 42,971
Before 1981 10,055 80 9,975 36,620 47,607 80 9,970 33,641 39,902 10,055 5,105 32,586 42,099 4,555 34,931 43,234
1981 to 1990 2,295 20 2,275 41,201 50,097 25 2,270 35,948 41,479 2,300 1,820 43,543 51,160 1,675 44,294 52,128
1991 to 2000 2,175 95 2,080 26,109 41,828 95 2,080 23,829 34,712 2,175 1,620 29,224 44,754 1,530 29,281 44,134
2001 to 2009 2,685 130 2,555 19,411 31,320 130 2,555 19,088 26,623 2,680 1,980 22,982 34,222 1,890 23,012 33,893
2001 to 2005 1,555 90 1,465 20,471 33,882 90 1,465 19,539 28,374 1,555 1,170 24,252 36,518 1,110 24,250 36,535
2006 to 2009 1,130 40 1,090 17,063 27,878 40 1,090 17,063 24,271 1,130 810 20,838 30,918 780 20,971 30,130
Total - Mother tongueFootnote 38 129,870 4,940 124,930 32,415 41,118 4,955 124,915 29,497 34,718 129,865 91,040 30,730 39,125 85,250 32,000 39,530
English 114,080 4,395 109,685 32,456 40,784 4,410 109,670 29,474 34,487 114,080 80,565 30,292 38,430 75,500 31,536 38,805
French 4,045 155 3,890 44,706 49,540 160 3,890 39,023 41,247 4,045 2,890 46,559 49,375 2,685 48,509 51,337
Non-official language 10,925 335 10,600 29,581 42,143 335 10,600 27,449 35,213 10,930 7,110 31,033 43,100 6,625 31,228 43,275
Aboriginal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal 10,900 335 10,570 29,630 42,197 335 10,565 27,481 35,254 10,905 7,110 31,023 43,080 6,625 31,219 43,253
English and French 165 0 165 21,444 29,846 0 165 19,673 25,901 165 100 13,967 28,733 85 13,995 33,072
English and non-official language 605 30 575 24,939 31,903 30 575 23,754 27,927 605 355 34,337 36,526 340 33,367 35,483
French and non-official language 40 0 20 29,230 46,819 0 20 28,590 39,637 40 15 26,809 46,207 15 26,859 52,371
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total - First official language spokenFootnote 39 129,870 4,940 124,930 32,415 41,118 4,955 124,910 29,497 34,718 129,865 91,040 30,730 39,125 85,250 32,000 39,530
English 125,115 4,735 120,385 32,242 40,877 4,755 120,365 29,291 34,535 125,115 87,790 30,375 38,770 82,250 31,557 39,117
French 4,005 175 3,830 44,446 49,874 175 3,830 39,016 41,500 4,005 2,865 46,663 49,624 2,665 48,866 51,532
English and French 315 20 295 36,199 55,486 20 295 34,663 43,496 315 235 38,952 59,106 230 35,061 59,404
Neither English nor French 430 0 425 18,773 20,527 0 425 18,750 19,510 430 155 10,402 16,269 110 10,405 16,583

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

'Highest certificate, diploma or degree' refers to the highest certificate, diploma or degree completed based on a hierarchy which is generally related to the amount of time spent 'in-class.' For postsecondary completers, a university education is considered to be a higher level of schooling than a college education, while a college education is considered to be a higher level of education than in the trades. Although some trades requirements may take as long or longer to complete than a given college or university program, the majority of time is spent in on-the-job paid training and less time is spent in the classroom.

For further definitions, refer to the National Household Survey Dictionary, Catalogue no. 99-000-X. For any comments on collection, dissemination or data quality for this variable, refer to the Education Reference Guide, National Household Survey, Catalogue no. 99-012-X2011006.

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Footnote 2

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 3

Total income - Total income refers to monetary receipts from certain sources, before income taxes and deductions, during calendar year 2010. It includes employment income from wages, salaries, tips, commissions and net income from self-employment (for both unincorporated farm and non-farm activities); income from government sources, such as social assistance, child benefits, employment insurance, old age security pension, Canada or Quebec pension plan benefits and disability income; income from employer and personal pension sources, such as private pensions and payments from annuities and RRIFs; income from investment sources, such as dividends and interest on bonds, accounts, GICs and mutual funds; and other regular cash income, such as child support payments received, spousal support payments (alimony) received and scholarships. The monetary receipts included are those that tend to be of a regular and recurring nature. It excludes one-time receipts, such as lottery winnings, gambling winnings, cash inheritances, lump sum insurance settlements, capital gains and RRSP withdrawals. Capital gains are excluded because they are not by their nature regular and recurring. It is further assumed that they are less likely to be fully spent in the period in which they are received, unlike income that is regular and recurring. Also excluded are employer's contributions to registered pension plans, Canada and Quebec pension plans, and employment insurance. Finally, voluntary inter-household transfers, imputed rent, goods and services produced for barter, and goods produced for own consumption are excluded from this total income definition.

After-tax income - Refers to total income from all sources minus federal, provincial and territorial income taxes paid for 2010.

Median income of individuals - The median income of a specified group of income recipients is that amount which divides their income size distribution into two halves, i.e., the incomes of the first half of individuals are below the median, while those of the second half are above the median. Median income is calculated from the individuals with income in that group (e.g., males aged 45 to 54).

Average income of individuals - Average income of individuals refers to the weighted mean total income of individuals aged 15 years and over who reported income for 2010. Average income is calculated from unrounded data by dividing the aggregate income of a specified group of individuals (e.g., males aged 45 to 54) by the number of individuals with income in that group.

Median and average incomes of individuals will be calculated for those individuals who are at least 15 years of age and who have an income (positive or negative).

These statistics can be derived for after-tax income, earnings, wages and salaries, or any other particular source of income in the same manner.

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Footnote 4

For population with income.

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Footnote 5

For population with income.

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Footnote 6

For population with after-tax income.

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Footnote 7

For population with after-tax income.

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Earnings or employment income - Refers to total income received by persons aged 15 years and over during calendar year 2010 as wages and salaries, net income from a non-farm unincorporated business and/or professional practice, and/or net farm self-employment income.

Wages and salaries - Refers to gross wages and salaries before deductions for such items as income tax, pensions and Employment Insurance. Included in this source are military pay and allowances, tips, commissions and cash bonuses, benefits from wage-loss replacement plans or income-maintenance insurance plans, supplementary unemployment benefits from an employer or union as well as all types of casual earnings during calendar year 2010. Other employment income such as taxable benefits, research grants and royalties are included.

Net farm income - Refers to net income (gross receipts from farm sales minus depreciation and cost of operation) received during calendar year 2010 from the operation of a farm, either on the respondent's own account or in partnership. In the case of partnerships, only the respondent's share of income was reported. Included with gross receipts are cash advances received in 2010, dividends from cooperatives, rebates and farm-support payments to farmers from federal, provincial and regional agricultural programs (for example, milk subsidies and marketing board payments) and gross insurance proceeds such as payments from the AgriInvest and AgriStability programs. The value of income 'in kind,' such as agricultural products produced and consumed on the farm, is excluded.

Net non-farm income from unincorporated business and/or professional practice - Refers to net income (gross receipts minus expenses of operation such as wages, rents and depreciation) received during calendar year 2010 from the respondent's non-farm unincorporated business or professional practice. In the case of partnerships, only the respondent's share was reported. Also included is net income from persons babysitting in their own homes, persons providing room and board to non-relatives, self-employed fishers, hunters and trappers, operators of direct distributorships such as those selling and delivering cosmetics, as well as freelance activities of artists, writers, music teachers, hairdressers, dressmakers, etc.

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Footnote 9

For population with employment income.

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Footnote 10

For population with employment income.

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Footnote 11

For population with wages and salaries.

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Footnote 12

For population with wages and salaries.

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Footnote 13

'Aboriginal identity' includes persons who reported being an Aboriginal person, that is, First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit) and/or those who reported Registered or Treaty Indian status, that is registered under the Indian Act of Canada, and/or those who reported membership in a First Nation or Indian band. Aboriginal peoples of Canada are defined in the Constitution Act, 1982, section 35 (2) as including the Indian, Inuit and Métis peoples of Canada.

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Footnote 14

Users should be aware that the estimates associated with this variable are more affected than most by the incomplete enumeration of certain Indian reserves and Indian settlements in the National Household Survey (NHS). In 2011, there were a total of 36 Indian reserves and Indian settlements that were 'incompletely enumerated' in the NHS. For these reserves or settlements, NHS enumeration was either not permitted or was interrupted before it could be completed, or was not possible because of natural events (specifically forest fires in Northern Ontario). For additional information, please refer to the Aboriginal Peoples Reference Guide, National Household Survey, 2011.


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Footnote 15

'Multiple Aboriginal identities' includes persons who reported being any two or all three of the following: First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit).

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Footnote 16

'Aboriginal identities not included elsewhere' includes persons who did not report being First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit) but who did report Registered or Treaty Indian status and/or membership in a First Nation or Indian band.

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Footnote 17

Users should be aware that the estimates associated with this variable are more affected than most by the incomplete enumeration of certain Indian reserves and Indian settlements in the National Household Survey (NHS). In 2011, there were a total of 36 Indian reserves and Indian settlements that were 'incompletely enumerated' in the NHS. For these reserves or settlements, NHS enumeration was either not permitted or was interrupted before it could be completed, or was not possible because of natural events (specifically forest fires in Northern Ontario). For additional information, please refer to the Aboriginal Peoples Reference Guide, National Household Survey, 2011.

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Footnote 18

Registered or Treaty Indian Status refers to whether or not a person reported being a Registered or Treaty Indian.
'Registered or Treaty Indian' includes persons who reported being a Registered or Treaty Indian in Question 20. Registered Indians are persons who are registered under the Indian Act of Canada. Treaty Indians are persons who belong to a First Nation or Indian band that signed a treaty with the Crown. Registered or Treaty Indians are sometimes also called Status Indians.

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Footnote 19

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

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Footnote 20

'Aboriginal ancestry' includes persons who reported one or more than one of First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuit ancestry in Question 17, either with or without also reporting a non-Aboriginal ancestry. The sum of the categories 'First Nations (North American Indian) ancestry', 'Métis ancestry' and 'Inuit ancestry' is thus greater than the sum of the total for 'Aboriginal ancestry' because persons who reported more than one Aboriginal ancestry are included in the response category for each Aboriginal ancestry they reported. All respondents with Aboriginal ancestry are counted in at least one of the categories 'First Nations (North American Indian) ancestry,' 'Métis ancestry' and 'Inuit ancestry' and also in the category 'Aboriginal ancestry.'
Aboriginal peoples of Canada are defined in the Constitution Act, 1982, section 35 (2) as including the Indian, Inuit and Métis peoples of Canada. Ancestry refers to the ethnic or cultural origins of the respondent's ancestors, an ancestor being usually more distant than a grandparent. A person can have more than one ethnic or cultural origin.

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Footnote 21

Users should be aware that the estimates associated with this variable are more affected than most by the incomplete enumeration of certain Indian reserves and Indian settlements in the National Household Survey (NHS). In 2011, there were a total of 36 Indian reserves and Indian settlements that were 'incompletely enumerated' in the NHS. For these reserves or settlements, NHS enumeration was either not permitted or was interrupted before it could be completed, or was not possible because of natural events (specifically forest fires in Northern Ontario). For additional information, please refer to the Aboriginal Peoples Reference Guide, National Household Survey, 2011.

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Footnote 22

'Non-Aboriginal ancestry only' includes persons who did not report First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuit ancestry in Question 17.

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Generation status
Part A - Short definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Generation status refers to whether or not the person or the person's parents were born in Canada. It identifies persons as being first generation, second generation or third generation or more.

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Footnote 24

'First generation' includes persons who were born outside Canada. For the most part, these are people who are now, or have ever been, immigrants to Canada.

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'Second generation' includes persons who were born in Canada and had at least one parent born outside Canada. For the most part, these are the children of immigrants.

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'Third generation or more' includes persons who were born in Canada with both parents born in Canada.

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Visible minority
Part A - Short definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Visible minority refers to whether a person belongs to a visible minority group as defined by the Employment Equity Act and, if so, the visible minority group to which the person belongs. The Employment Equity Act defines visible minorities as 'persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour.' The visible minority population consists mainly of the following groups:  South Asian, Chinese, Black, Filipino, Latin American, Arab, Southeast Asian, West Asian, Korean and Japanese.

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Footnote 28

The Employment Equity Act defines visible minorities as 'persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour.'

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For example, 'East Indian,' 'Pakistani,' 'Sri Lankan,' etc.

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Footnote 30

For example, 'Vietnamese,' 'Cambodian,' 'Malaysian,' 'Laotian,' etc.

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Footnote 31

For example, 'Iranian,' 'Afghan,' etc.

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Footnote 32

The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.' Includes respondents who reported a write-in response such as 'Guyanese,' 'West Indian,' 'Tibetan,' 'Polynesian,' 'Pacific Islander,' etc.

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Footnote 33

Includes respondents who reported more than one visible minority group by checking two or more mark-in circles, e.g., 'Black' and 'South Asian.'

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Footnote 34

Includes respondents who reported 'Yes' to the Aboriginal identity question (Question 18) as well as respondents who were not considered to be members of a visible minority group.

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Footnote 35

Immigrant status refers to whether the respondent is a non-immigrant, an immigrant or a non-permanent resident.

Non-immigrant refers to a person who is a Canadian citizen by birth.

Immigrant refers to a person who is or has ever been a landed immigrant/permanent resident. This person has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities. Some immigrants have resided in Canada for a number of years, while others have arrived recently. Some immigrants are Canadian citizens, while others are not. Most immigrants are born outside Canada, but a small number are born in Canada. In the 2011 National Household Survey, 'Immigrants' includes immigrants who landed in Canada prior to May 10, 2011.

Non-permanent resident refers to a person from another country who has a work or study permit or who is a refugee claimant, and any non-Canadian-born family member living in Canada with them.

Period of immigration refers to the period in which the immigrant first obtained his or her landed immigrant/permanent resident status.

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Non-permanent residents are not included elsewhere in this table.

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Footnote 36

Non-immigrant refers to a person who is a Canadian citizen by birth.

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Footnote 37

Immigrant refers to a person who is or has ever been a landed immigrant/permanent resident. This person has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities. Some immigrants have resided in Canada for a number of years, while others have arrived recently. Some immigrants are Canadian citizens, while others are not. Most immigrants are born outside Canada, but a small number are born in Canada. In the 2011 National Household Survey, 'Immigrants' includes immigrants who landed in Canada prior to May 10, 2011.

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The income data for the National Household Survey are for the year 2010. By agreement, landed immigrants who arrived in Canada between January 1, 2011 and May 10, 2011 have an income equal to zero. It is also possible that landed immigrants who arrived during the course of the year 2010 did not have a complete year of applicable revenues. Consequently, these two groups of immigrants are excluded from the detailed distribution by period of immigration. They are, however included in the category 'Immigrants.'

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Footnote 38

Refers to the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood by the individual on May 10, 2011.

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Footnote 39

First official language spoken
Part A - Short definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to a variable specified within the framework of the Official Languages Act.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 99-014-X2011041.

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