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2011 National Household Survey: Data tables

Tabulation: Visible Minority (15), 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 visible minority , generation status , age groups and sex for the population in private households in British Columbia / Colombie-BritanniqueFootnote 1
Global non-response rate (GNR)Footnote 2 = 26.1 %
Visible minority (15) Generation status (4)
Total - Generation status First generationFootnote 3 Second generationFootnote 4 Third generation or moreFootnote 5
Total - Population by visible minority 4,324,455 1,272,690 1,013,335 2,038,435
Total visible minority populationFootnote 6 1,180,870 824,435 309,965 46,470
South AsianFootnote 7 313,440 194,670 110,760 8,005
Chinese 438,145 325,460 98,260 14,420
Black 33,260 17,300 10,885 5,075
Filipino 126,035 96,720 27,535 1,780
Latin American 35,465 28,365 6,820 280
Arab 14,090 11,340 2,710 45
Southeast AsianFootnote 8 51,970 34,285 15,150 2,535
West AsianFootnote 9 38,960 34,200 4,710 50
Korean 53,770 47,275 6,210 285
Japanese 38,115 15,330 11,655 11,130
Visible minority, n.i.e.Footnote 10 6,465 3,615 2,190 660
Multiple visible minoritiesFootnote 11 31,160 15,875 13,080 2,200
Not a visible minorityFootnote 12 3,143,590 448,255 703,370 1,991,965

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

Excludes National Household Survey data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.

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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

'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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Footnote 4

'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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Footnote 5

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

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Footnote 6

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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Footnote 7

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

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Footnote 8

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

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Footnote 9

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

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Footnote 10

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 11

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 12

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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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 99-010-X2011029.

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