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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 Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury
Global non-response rate (GNR)Footnote 2 = 27.9 %
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 132,990 5,675 127,310 32,916 40,843 5,745 127,240 30,154 34,494 132,990 91,495 31,825 40,153 88,160 32,162 39,801
Aboriginal identityFootnote 13 10,585 830 9,755 26,363 32,764 835 9,755 25,322 28,801 10,585 7,045 26,993 32,935 6,850 28,008 33,108
First Nations (North American Indian) single identityFootnote 14 4,865 395 4,470 25,073 30,824 395 4,465 23,409 27,329 4,865 3,110 26,727 31,739 3,015 26,921 31,709
Métis single identity 5,395 410 4,980 29,244 34,426 410 4,980 26,954 30,018 5,390 3,750 28,987 33,887 3,645 29,365 34,232
Inuk (Inuit) single identity 20 0 20 47,400 37,001 0 20 43,048 33,701 25 0 0 0 0 0 0
Multiple Aboriginal identitiesFootnote 15 70 0 65 26,126 35,619 0 65 25,870 30,607 65 50 25,425 41,683 45 25,425 41,848
Aboriginal identities not included elsewhereFootnote 16 245 0 220 26,318 33,295 0 215 24,910 30,131 240 130 6,014 30,441 125 6,014 30,441
Non-Aboriginal identity 122,405 4,845 117,555 33,429 41,514 4,915 117,490 30,467 34,967 122,400 84,450 32,230 40,756 81,310 32,582 40,365
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian statusFootnote 17 132,985 5,675 127,310 32,916 40,843 5,750 127,245 30,154 34,494 132,990 91,495 31,825 40,153 88,160 32,162 39,801
Registered or Treaty IndianFootnote 18 4,005 310 3,690 23,677 31,070 315 3,690 22,396 27,597 4,005 2,525 26,999 32,665 2,485 28,719 32,954
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 128,985 5,365 123,620 33,146 41,135 5,430 123,550 30,339 34,701 128,985 88,965 32,009 40,366 85,680 32,310 39,999
Total - Population by Aboriginal ancestryFootnote 19 132,985 5,675 127,315 32,916 40,843 5,745 127,245 30,154 34,494 132,985 91,500 31,825 40,153 88,160 32,162 39,801
Aboriginal ancestryFootnote 20 13,600 860 12,745 26,219 34,027 860 12,740 24,952 29,579 13,605 9,470 29,578 34,592 9,155 29,954 34,540
First Nations (North American Indian) ancestryFootnote 21 8,140 495 7,645 24,444 33,251 490 7,645 23,288 28,973 8,135 5,310 30,627 35,235 5,150 30,758 35,090
Métis ancestry 5,655 380 5,280 31,958 35,780 380 5,275 29,363 30,921 5,655 4,305 28,204 34,095 4,155 28,265 34,131
Inuit ancestry 75 0 75 17,308 22,015 0 75 17,308 20,226 70 50 10,039 18,475 45 12,067 20,246
Non-Aboriginal ancestry onlyFootnote 22 119,390 4,820 114,570 33,555 41,601 4,885 114,500 30,596 35,042 119,390 82,030 32,147 40,795 79,005 32,470 40,411
Total - Generation statusFootnote 23 132,990 5,675 127,310 32,916 40,843 5,750 127,245 30,154 34,494 132,990 91,495 31,825 40,153 88,160 32,162 39,801
First generationFootnote 24 10,325 280 10,045 31,799 43,763 280 10,050 29,519 36,484 10,325 5,765 24,910 41,868 5,330 26,891 42,950
Second generationFootnote 25 15,760 350 15,410 37,672 46,514 350 15,410 33,940 38,657 15,760 10,865 34,063 44,647 10,390 34,111 43,444
Third generation or moreFootnote 26 106,900 5,050 101,850 32,315 39,697 5,120 101,785 29,690 33,668 106,900 74,865 32,027 39,369 72,440 32,213 39,047
Total - Population by visible minorityFootnote 27 132,990 5,675 127,315 32,916 40,843 5,745 127,240 30,154 34,494 132,990 91,495 31,825 40,153 88,160 32,162 39,801
Total visible minority populationFootnote 28 3,330 210 3,120 21,925 36,272 210 3,120 21,294 30,627 3,330 2,450 22,084 35,373 2,320 23,177 36,411
South AsianFootnote 29 545 0 540 21,402 38,129 0 535 21,261 31,738 545 395 26,901 38,094 390 26,961 38,054
Chinese 675 60 615 21,877 36,850 60 615 21,877 31,229 675 500 17,324 32,335 475 15,424 32,325
Black 665 50 615 28,514 35,449 45 615 26,686 30,591 665 530 15,572 29,601 490 17,687 31,557
Filipino 155 0 150 16,302 25,366 0 150 16,302 22,688 155 125 19,219 26,117 125 19,219 26,117
Latin American 270 0 270 21,382 30,943 0 270 20,067 26,731 270 210 20,018 33,550 180 21,090 36,466
Arab 315 20 295 17,575 32,710 20 295 17,382 28,206 315 205 19,634 35,554 195 23,199 37,942
Southeast AsianFootnote 30 275 25 250 29,438 41,270 20 250 28,507 34,014 275 195 36,353 41,476 190 35,974 41,414
West AsianFootnote 31 80 0 80 50,256 68,563 0 80 41,808 49,982 80 65 50,085 80,860 65 50,085 82,248
Korean 125 0 115 30,077 41,885 0 120 27,450 34,889 125 90 34,760 48,052 90 34,760 48,538
Japanese 25 0 20 47,152 45,013 0 20 43,312 39,889 25 15 38,108 34,505 15 38,108 34,513
Visible minority, n.i.e.Footnote 32 55 0 25 18,224 22,821 0 25 18,224 20,521 55 20 18,357 27,469 20 5,651 23,465
Multiple visible minoritiesFootnote 33 150 0 145 20,263 29,009 0 145 20,263 25,014 150 95 28,956 33,917 95 29,038 35,274
Not a visible minorityFootnote 34 129,655 5,465 124,190 33,123 40,958 5,540 124,120 30,315 34,592 129,660 89,050 32,082 40,285 85,840 32,397 39,893
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigrationFootnote 35 132,990 5,680 127,310 32,916 40,843 5,745 127,240 30,154 34,494 132,990 91,495 31,825 40,153 88,160 32,162 39,801
Non-immigrantsFootnote 36 122,855 5,415 117,435 33,002 40,620 5,485 117,370 30,226 34,343 122,850 85,900 32,199 40,072 82,985 32,468 39,638
ImmigrantsFootnote 37 9,565 235 9,330 32,029 43,854 235 9,325 29,975 36,660 9,560 5,220 24,011 41,018 4,800 25,541 42,088
Before 1981 6,970 55 6,910 33,553 45,062 55 6,915 30,764 37,673 6,965 3,270 15,401 40,167 2,935 18,240 41,555
1981 to 1990 675 0 655 34,308 46,763 0 660 30,880 38,267 670 525 42,091 48,623 510 42,045 48,222
1991 to 2000 875 30 845 35,369 44,333 30 845 31,629 36,774 875 705 37,686 45,041 700 35,002 45,290
2001 to 2009 850 65 790 22,286 33,421 65 790 21,076 28,756 850 645 21,069 35,448 585 21,070 36,483
2001 to 2005 495 40 450 22,957 35,416 45 455 22,445 30,445 495 360 24,909 38,241 315 29,995 39,945
2006 to 2009 355 25 335 20,552 30,705 25 335 20,436 26,457 355 285 19,229 31,876 270 17,811 32,414
Total - Mother tongueFootnote 38 132,990 5,675 127,310 32,916 40,843 5,750 127,240 30,154 34,494 132,990 91,495 31,825 40,153 88,160 32,162 39,801
English 86,690 3,980 82,705 32,298 40,885 4,035 82,650 29,682 34,425 86,690 61,875 30,698 39,868 59,795 30,922 39,300
French 35,310 1,470 33,840 34,479 40,194 1,480 33,825 31,437 34,244 35,310 23,275 35,160 40,637 22,465 35,804 40,793
Non-official language 9,550 175 9,375 33,540 44,108 175 9,375 30,646 36,952 9,550 5,445 29,174 42,905 5,015 31,510 43,049
Aboriginal 190 15 180 26,021 33,887 10 185 23,404 30,043 190 110 33,457 38,712 110 33,457 39,468
Non-Aboriginal 9,355 165 9,190 33,601 44,309 165 9,195 30,664 37,088 9,355 5,340 28,891 42,990 4,910 31,026 43,127
English and French 835 15 815 26,036 31,203 15 815 24,920 27,677 835 500 23,148 27,247 480 21,964 26,153
English and non-official language 525 25 500 23,763 34,512 25 500 23,509 29,539 530 340 28,936 37,540 345 28,936 37,355
French and non-official language 85 0 70 14,893 26,119 0 70 14,893 23,930 85 60 9,393 19,031 60 9,393 18,802
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 39 132,985 5,675 127,310 32,916 40,843 5,745 127,240 30,154 34,494 132,985 91,500 31,825 40,153 88,160 32,162 39,801
English 97,390 4,165 93,220 32,347 41,083 4,220 93,170 29,750 34,585 97,390 68,065 30,571 40,024 65,565 30,874 39,487
French 35,020 1,490 33,530 34,575 40,330 1,505 33,515 31,525 34,350 35,020 23,185 35,040 40,588 22,360 35,720 40,779
English and French 345 15 335 23,621 38,450 15 330 23,477 32,986 345 185 36,368 39,720 175 35,983 39,207
Neither English nor French 235 0 225 20,500 21,570 0 230 19,527 20,667 230 65 16,750 21,360 65 16,750 21,360

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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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