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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 Barrie
Global non-response rate (GNR)Footnote 1 = 26.2 %
Ethnic origin (264) Single and multiple ethnic origin responses (3)
Total - Single and multiple ethnic origin responsesFootnote 2 Single ethnic origin responsesFootnote 3 Multiple ethnic origin responsesFootnote 4
Total - Ethnic originsFootnote 5 184,330 80,715 103,615
North American Aboriginal origins 8,465 700 7,765
First Nations (North American Indian) 5,850 500 5,350
Inuit 60 0 60
Métis 2,750 200 2,550
Other North American origins 64,010 27,395 36,615
Acadian 400 55 350
American 2,175 155 2,015
Canadian 62,125 27,160 34,970
New Brunswicker 0 0 0
Newfoundlander 225 35 190
Nova Scotian 0 0 0
Ontarian 0 0 0
Québécois 60 0 60
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Footnote 6 0 0 0
European origins 146,975 45,425 101,545
British Isles origins 109,090 24,800 84,290
Channel Islander 0 0 0
Cornish 0 0 0
English 66,705 13,535 53,170
Irish 45,535 4,375 41,165
Manx 20 0 20
Scottish 48,275 5,320 42,955
Welsh 4,645 260 4,380
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Footnote 7 5,725 1,310 4,410
French origins 22,680 1,925 20,750
Alsatian 0 0 0
Breton 0 0 0
French 22,680 1,925 20,755
Western European origins (except French origins) 31,515 5,900 25,620
Austrian 1,275 140 1,135
Belgian 625 70 555
Dutch 11,000 2,945 8,055
Flemish 50 0 50
Frisian 0 0 0
German 20,060 2,630 17,430
Luxembourger 0 0 0
Swiss 725 95 630
Western European origins, n.i.e.Footnote 8 20 0 15
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 5,085 710 4,370
Danish 1,065 175 890
Finnish 1,655 380 1,275
Icelandic 315 20 290
Norwegian 1,050 60 990
Swedish 1,135 80 1,060
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Footnote 9 155 0 155
Eastern European origins 16,985 4,265 12,725
Bulgarian 215 80 140
Byelorussian 25 15 0
Czech 605 160 445
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s. 95 25 65
Estonian 260 85 175
Hungarian 2,460 720 1,740
Latvian 345 105 240
Lithuanian 300 75 220
Moldovan 0 0 0
Polish 6,405 1,640 4,770
Romanian 800 235 570
Russian 1,870 260 1,610
Slovak 530 85 445
Ukrainian 5,585 780 4,810
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Footnote 10 0 0 0
Southern European origins 19,890 7,515 12,380
Albanian 35 30 0
Bosnian 120 95 30
Croatian 770 265 510
Cypriot 0 0 0
Greek 1,625 415 1,215
Italian 11,415 4,320 7,090
Kosovar 0 0 0
Macedonian 430 90 335
Maltese 720 260 460
Montenegrin 0 0 0
Portuguese 3,100 1,385 1,715
Serbian 235 85 150
Sicilian 70 0 65
Slovenian 435 150 285
Spanish 1,865 350 1,515
Yugoslavian, n.o.s. 335 60 275
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Footnote 11 0 0 0
Other European origins 1,580 315 1,265
Basque 50 0 50
Jewish 1,235 235 1,000
Roma (Gypsy) 50 0 50
Slavic, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Other European origins, n.i.e.Footnote 12 245 80 165
Caribbean origins 3,075 1,045 2,030
Antiguan 35 0 20
Bahamian 85 0 90
Barbadian 180 60 115
Bermudan 40 0 45
Carib 0 0 0
Cuban 60 0 45
Dominican 80 0 75
Grenadian 100 45 50
Haitian 35 0 0
Jamaican 1,735 645 1,090
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 395 115 275
Vincentian/Grenadinian 120 55 60
West Indian, n.o.s. 355 35 320
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Footnote 13 115 45 70
Latin, Central and South American origins 2,150 875 1,275
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Maya) 0 0 0
Argentinian 65 15 50
Belizean 0 0 0
Bolivian 0 0 0
Brazilian 90 0 80
Chilean 135 60 75
Colombian 405 300 110
Costa Rican 50 0 35
Ecuadorian 160 60 95
Guatemalan 75 35 40
Guyanese 550 185 355
Hispanic 0 0 0
Honduran 0 0 0
Maya 50 0 55
Mexican 125 20 105
Nicaraguan 25 0 25
Panamanian 0 0 0
Paraguayan 0 0 0
Peruvian 120 40 80
Salvadorean 155 60 95
Uruguayan 35 0 25
Venezuelan 40 0 40
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Footnote 14 165 65 95
African origins 1,385 400 990
Central and West African origins 170 110 60
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 20 0 15
Guinean 0 0 0
Ibo 0 0 0
Ivorian 0 0 0
Liberian 0 0 0
Malian 0 0 0
Nigerian 60 40 20
Peulh 0 0 0
Senegalese 0 0 0
Sierra Leonean 0 0 0
Togolese 0 0 0
Yoruba 70 65 0
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Footnote 15 25 0 20
North African origins 280 130 150
Algerian 40 0 35
Berber 0 0 0
Coptic 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0
Egyptian 160 75 80
Libyan 0 0 0
Maure 0 0 0
Moroccan 25 0 0
Sudanese 30 0 30
Tunisian 0 0 0
North African origins, n.i.e.Footnote 16 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins 335 70 265
Afrikaner 45 0 35
Amhara 0 0 0
Bantu, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Burundian 0 0 0
Eritrean 0 0 0
Ethiopian 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0
Kenyan 20 0 15
Malagasy 0 0 0
Mauritian 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0
Rwandan 0 0 0
Seychellois 0 0 0
Somali 15 10 0
South African 195 15 175
Tanzanian 0 0 0
Tigrian 0 0 0
Ugandan 0 0 0
Zambian 0 0 0
Zimbabwean 10 10 0
Zulu 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Footnote 17 0 0 0
Other African origins 635 95 545
Black, n.o.s.Footnote 18 90 0 90
Other African origins, n.i.e.Footnote 19 550 95 460
Asian origins 8,505 4,840 3,665
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 1,555 515 1,040
Afghan 60 25 35
Arab, n.o.s. 140 45 95
Armenian 45 0 45
Assyrian 90 10 80
Azerbaijani 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0
Iranian 270 190 80
Iraqi 120 25 95
Israeli 140 0 140
Jordanian 0 0 0
Kazakh 0 0 0
Kurd 0 0 0
Kuwaiti 0 0 0
Lebanese 365 135 225
Palestinian 65 45 0
Pashtun 0 0 0
Saudi Arabian 0 0 0
Syrian 80 0 80
Tajik 0 0 0
Tatar 50 0 50
Turk 180 30 150
Uighur 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0
Yemeni 0 0 0
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Footnote 20 85 15 65
South Asian origins 2,400 1,415 990
Bangladeshi 35 35 0
Bengali 0 0 0
East IndianFootnote 21 1,795 895 900
Goan 0 0 0
Gujarati 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0
Nepali 0 0 0
Pakistani 415 345 70
Punjabi 0 0 0
Sinhalese 0 0 0
Sri Lankan 160 120 35
Tamil 15 0 0
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Footnote 22 0 0 0
East and Southeast Asian origins 4,465 2,870 1,595
Burmese 10 0 10
Cambodian (Khmer) 25 0 20
Chinese 1,570 970 600
Filipino 1,150 700 450
Hmong 0 0 0
Indonesian 75 0 65
Japanese 550 205 340
Korean 575 500 75
Laotian 75 20 60
Malaysian 20 0 20
Mongolian 0 0 0
Singaporean 0 0 0
Taiwanese 30 30 0
Thai 55 0 45
Tibetan 0 0 0
Vietnamese 545 410 135
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Footnote 23 0 0 0
Other Asian origins 160 45 110
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Footnote 24 155 45 110
Oceania origins 285 30 255
Australian 170 25 150
New Zealander 90 0 90
Pacific Islands origins 20 0 15
Fijian 0 0 0
Hawaiian 0 0 0
Maori 20 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 21

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 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.

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