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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 British Columbia / Colombie-Britannique^{Footnote 1}
Global non-response rate (GNR)^{Footnote 2} = 26.1 %
Ethnic origin (264)	Single and multiple ethnic origin responses (3)
Ethnic origin (264)	Total - Single and multiple ethnic origin responses^Footnote 3	Single ethnic origin responses^Footnote 4	Multiple ethnic origin responses^Footnote 5
Total - Ethnic origins^{Footnote 6}	4,324,455	2,264,155	2,060,300
North American Aboriginal origins	267,085	84,210	182,880
First Nations (North American Indian)	202,530	76,260	126,275
Inuit	2,575	370	2,205
Métis	70,200	7,580	62,615
Other North American origins	884,490	321,830	562,660
Acadian	3,555	305	3,250
American	77,955	6,320	71,635
Canadian	826,340	314,645	511,695
New Brunswicker	25	0	25
Newfoundlander	1,505	125	1,380
Nova Scotian	175	25	155
Ontarian	100	20	85
Québécois	1,535	275	1,260
Other North American origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 7}	680	115	565
European origins	2,812,930	864,745	1,948,190
British Isles origins	1,905,685	396,240	1,509,445
Channel Islander	335	35	305
Cornish	600	0	605
English	1,199,955	231,785	968,170
Irish	643,470	48,380	595,085
Manx	1,460	80	1,380
Scottish	833,290	83,935	749,350
Welsh	107,780	6,525	101,255
British Isles origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 8}	107,925	25,500	82,430
French origins	369,425	35,255	334,165
Alsatian	240	30	205
Breton	175	0	165
French	369,100	35,215	333,885
Western European origins (except French origins)	797,115	169,350	627,765
Austrian	45,675	5,270	40,400
Belgian	19,055	2,135	16,915
Dutch	204,700	54,100	150,595
Flemish	2,240	395	1,845
Frisian	1,025	155	875
German	567,670	102,350	465,320
Luxembourger	715	50	660
Swiss	29,705	4,780	24,930
Western European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 9}	435	115	320
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins)	333,085	42,635	290,450
Danish	57,765	10,555	47,215
Finnish	31,610	5,955	25,650
Icelandic	22,600	2,035	20,570
Norwegian	134,430	13,540	120,885
Swedish	106,085	8,600	97,480
Northern European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 10}	12,080	1,940	10,140
Eastern European origins	515,665	112,395	403,280
Bulgarian	3,195	1,725	1,470
Byelorussian	2,135	410	1,720
Czech	19,570	5,015	14,550
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.	7,860	1,090	6,775
Estonian	3,855	925	2,925
Hungarian	51,025	11,620	39,400
Latvian	4,115	710	3,405
Lithuanian	5,735	670	5,065
Moldovan	735	235	500
Polish	133,505	23,345	110,165
Romanian	28,330	7,980	20,355
Russian	120,835	21,230	99,605
Slovak	9,950	3,115	6,835
Ukrainian	203,585	33,980	169,600
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 11}	2,055	325	1,720
Southern European origins	303,170	95,580	207,585
Albanian	1,380	1,010	370
Bosnian	2,765	1,540	1,225
Croatian	19,855	7,340	12,515
Cypriot	290	40	250
Greek	20,075	7,635	12,445
Italian	150,660	44,310	106,355
Kosovar	320	255	70
Macedonian	940	310	630
Maltese	2,340	480	1,860
Montenegrin	380	65	315
Portuguese	36,550	15,425	21,115
Serbian	10,155	5,860	4,295
Sicilian	740	45	700
Slovenian	4,950	1,520	3,430
Spanish	60,175	7,730	52,445
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.	9,020	2,015	7,005
Southern European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 12}	240	15	230
Other European origins	45,605	13,295	32,315
Basque	710	120	585
Jewish	31,865	6,895	24,970
Roma (Gypsy)	1,035	40	990
Slavic, n.o.s.	940	210	735
Other European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 13}	11,375	6,030	5,345
Caribbean origins	20,035	5,405	14,635
Antiguan	175	90	85
Bahamian	270	50	215
Barbadian	1,400	310	1,085
Bermudan	255	0	250
Carib	205	0	195
Cuban	1,240	280	960
Dominican	475	155	320
Grenadian	240	60	185
Haitian	730	425	310
Jamaican	7,980	2,170	5,815
Kittitian/Nevisian	45	0	40
Martinican	35	0	40
Montserratan	0	0	0
Puerto Rican	490	30	455
St. Lucian	135	65	65
Trinidadian/Tobagonian	3,725	850	2,870
Vincentian/Grenadinian	320	80	240
West Indian, n.o.s.	1,835	540	1,295
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 14}	1,270	275	995
Latin, Central and South American origins	52,730	21,600	31,125
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Maya)	1,895	160	1,735
Argentinian	1,365	225	1,140
Belizean	180	60	125
Bolivian	275	45	225
Brazilian	2,935	865	2,070
Chilean	4,875	1,585	3,290
Colombian	4,330	2,555	1,775
Costa Rican	640	150	490
Ecuadorian	710	255	455
Guatemalan	2,150	905	1,245
Guyanese	1,360	270	1,095
Hispanic	1,270	640	630
Honduran	1,135	475	665
Maya	710	235	475
Mexican	15,950	5,450	10,505
Nicaraguan	1,215	665	545
Panamanian	320	75	245
Paraguayan	735	130	610
Peruvian	3,025	1,075	1,950
Salvadorean	7,565	4,940	2,625
Uruguayan	295	55	250
Venezuelan	1,045	285	760
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 15}	2,170	515	1,660
African origins	47,180	16,980	30,210
Central and West African origins	4,910	2,860	2,055
Akan	60	30	30
Angolan	0	0	0
Ashanti	65	30	25
Beninese	15	0	15
Burkinabe	0	0	0
Cameroonian	135	45	85
Chadian	0	0	0
Congolese	680	445	235
Gabonese	25	0	0
Gambian	20	0	0
Ghanaian	1,100	600	500
Guinean	60	25	35
Ibo	175	115	60
Ivorian	15	0	10
Liberian	295	165	135
Malian	60	25	30
Nigerian	1,695	875	820
Peulh	0	0	0
Senegalese	75	60	0
Sierra Leonean	65	35	25
Togolese	110	80	30
Yoruba	290	185	105
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 16}	365	110	250
North African origins	7,115	3,645	3,475
Algerian	695	315	385
Berber	185	85	100
Coptic	90	0	80
Dinka	35	0	35
Egyptian	3,145	1,495	1,650
Libyan	420	240	180
Maure	65	0	60
Moroccan	1,360	620	740
Sudanese	910	640	270
Tunisian	320	190	130
North African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 17}	145	0	110
Southern and East African origins	19,810	7,410	12,400
Afrikaner	635	75	565
Amhara	135	40	95
Bantu, n.o.s.	75	0	75
Burundian	155	90	65
Eritrean	1,110	920	185
Ethiopian	1,815	1,390	430
Harari	0	0	0
Kenyan	1,030	485	545
Malagasy	30	0	25
Mauritian	550	95	460
Oromo	105	85	20
Rwandan	210	150	65
Seychellois	30	0	25
Somali	1,230	995	235
South African	10,335	2,035	8,300
Tanzanian	510	90	420
Tigrian	90	65	30
Ugandan	575	235	340
Zambian	170	85	85
Zimbabwean	655	155	495
Zulu	85	0	75
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 18}	1,245	415	835
Other African origins	16,195	3,065	13,130
Black, n.o.s.^{Footnote 19}	1,785	145	1,645
Other African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 20}	14,505	2,925	11,580
Asian origins	1,122,445	939,820	182,625
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins	77,145	53,905	23,235
Afghan	5,310	4,185	1,130
Arab, n.o.s.	5,565	3,430	2,130
Armenian	3,335	1,215	2,125
Assyrian	445	190	255
Azerbaijani	770	395	380
Georgian	500	75	425
Iranian	39,285	32,260	7,025
Iraqi	3,145	2,140	1,000
Israeli	1,190	145	1,045
Jordanian	525	275	250
Kazakh	270	90	180
Kurd	1,435	960	475
Kuwaiti	160	20	140
Lebanese	6,430	2,265	4,165
Palestinian	1,630	965	670
Pashtun	335	60	275
Saudi Arabian	1,485	1,250	240
Syrian	1,785	435	1,350
Tajik	410	255	155
Tatar	320	95	220
Turk	5,495	2,375	3,115
Uighur	115	100	20
Uzbek	275	105	170
Yemeni	205	55	145
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 21}	1,575	565	1,005
South Asian origins	311,265	266,350	44,915
Bangladeshi	1,210	940	275
Bengali	615	455	160
East Indian^{Footnote 22}	274,060	233,905	40,155
Goan	270	90	180
Gujarati	560	310	250
Kashmiri	70	0	65
Nepali	1,255	890	370
Pakistani	9,770	6,175	3,595
Punjabi	24,240	15,800	8,440
Sinhalese	595	350	245
Sri Lankan	5,210	3,795	1,420
Tamil	1,265	610	650
South Asian origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 23}	4,460	3,025	1,440
East and Southeast Asian origins	739,415	618,285	121,130
Burmese	2,165	1,135	1,025
Cambodian (Khmer)	2,390	1,455	935
Chinese	464,805	395,945	68,860
Filipino	135,990	98,585	37,405
Hmong	200	165	35
Indonesian	5,540	1,140	4,405
Japanese	45,895	24,925	20,975
Korean	55,450	51,685	3,770
Laotian	2,010	1,010	1,000
Malaysian	4,355	570	3,785
Mongolian	1,345	340	1,005
Singaporean	935	210	725
Taiwanese	17,210	12,450	4,755
Thai	3,865	1,680	2,180
Tibetan	305	205	100
Vietnamese	35,855	25,910	9,945
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 24}	1,335	870	465
Other Asian origins	2,150	1,280	870
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 25}	2,150	1,285	870
Oceania origins	35,765	9,570	26,195
Australian	12,760	1,630	11,135
New Zealander	5,720	625	5,095
Pacific Islands origins	17,695	7,320	10,370
Fijian	13,905	7,030	6,875
Hawaiian	2,030	35	1,995
Maori	760	70	690
Polynesian, n.o.s.	400	10	385
Samoan	370	55	315
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 26}	590	110	475

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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

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 4

A single ethnic origin response occurs when a respondent provides one ethnic origin only.

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Footnote 5

A multiple ethnic origin response occurs when a respondent provides two or more ethnic origins.

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Footnote 6

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 7

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 8

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 9

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 10

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 11

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 12

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 13

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 14

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 15

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 16

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 17

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 18

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 19

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 20

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 21

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 23

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 24

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 25

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 26

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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