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2011 National Household Survey: Data tables

Tabulation: Detailed Mother Tongue (158), Generation Status (4), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Number of Non-Official Languages Spoken (5), Age Groups (10) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2011 National Household Survey

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This table details detailed mother tongue , generation status , knowledge of official languages , number of non-official languages spoken , 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 %
Detailed mother tongue (158) Generation status (4)
Total - Generation status First generationFootnote 3 Second generationFootnote 4 Third generation or moreFootnote 5
Total - Detailed mother tongue 4,324,455 1,272,690 1,013,330 2,038,440
Single responses 4,259,455 1,240,295 987,540 2,031,620
English 3,061,095 316,280 776,815 1,968,000
French 54,440 8,965 6,245 39,220
Non-official languages 1,143,920 915,045 204,480 24,400
Aboriginal languages 8,735 130 205 8,395
Romance languages 83,485 66,420 16,465 610
Italian 23,030 15,555 7,230 245
Portuguese 13,575 10,945 2,555 85
Romanian 7,580 6,780 790 0
Spanish 39,110 32,960 5,885 270
Catalan 130 130 0 0
Romance languages, n.i.e. 60 55 0 0
Germanic languages 106,545 76,315 24,565 5,655
Dutch 23,170 19,280 3,605 280
Flemish 525 390 135 0
Frisian 450 385 60 0
German 68,970 45,000 18,785 5,185
Yiddish 340 185 145 0
Scandinavian languages 10,460 8,740 1,555 170
Danish 5,370 4,775 580 15
Icelandic 305 215 30 60
Norwegian 2,020 1,610 350 60
Swedish 2,765 2,140 595 35
Afrikaans 2,570 2,295 265 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 55 50 0 0
Celtic languages 670 620 35 15
Gaelic languages 340 300 25 0
Welsh 325 315 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 75,175 54,375 15,385 5,415
Belarusian (Byelorussian) 95 65 30 0
Bosnian 1,175 1,070 100 0
Bulgarian 1,875 1,765 110 0
Croatian 7,015 5,260 1,635 125
Czech 5,150 4,440 700 0
Macedonian 270 225 45 0
Polish 16,285 12,860 3,300 130
Russian 21,645 15,730 2,685 3,235
Serbian 6,895 5,855 1,025 0
Serbo-Croatian 1,280 1,195 65 0
Slovak 2,895 2,430 465 0
Slovenian 1,185 960 230 0
Ukrainian 8,975 2,150 4,940 1,885
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 435 375 65 0
Baltic languages 935 650 280 0
Latvian 555 400 155 0
Lithuanian 380 255 125 0
Greek 5,515 3,570 1,800 145
Armenian 1,020 860 160 0
Albanian 1,185 1,060 120 0
Georgian 75 80 0 0
Finno-Ugric languages 13,170 9,515 3,425 230
Estonian 720 550 170 0
Finnish 3,365 2,210 1,020 145
Hungarian 9,080 6,755 2,235 90
Turkic languages 3,945 3,680 265 0
Azerbaijani 545 520 25 0
Turkish 3,090 2,860 230 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 310 305 0 0
Mongolian 325 325 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages 18,135 16,145 1,955 30
Berber languages (Kabyle) 20 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 885 735 145 0
Oromo 210 205 0 0
Somali 675 530 140 0
Semitic languages 17,150 15,330 1,800 25
Amharic 1,225 1,145 85 0
Arabic 12,765 11,255 1,485 20
Hebrew 1,660 1,505 155 0
Maltese 185 165 20 0
Tigrigna 755 715 30 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 565 545 20 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 70 65 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 267,355 196,740 69,030 1,580
Indo-Aryan languages 229,360 162,240 65,590 1,540
Bengali 2,090 1,870 220 0
Gujarati 5,860 5,095 760 0
Hindi 24,960 20,120 4,740 110
Konkani 120 115 0 0
Marathi 340 295 40 0
Panjabi (Punjabi) 184,365 125,140 57,825 1,395
Sindhi 1,410 1,235 175 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 1,370 1,270 90 10
Urdu 7,990 6,315 1,665 0
Nepali 860 795 60 0
Iranian languages 37,320 33,940 3,335 40
Kurdish 1,360 1,210 150 0
Pashto 970 710 260 0
Persian (Farsi) 34,985 32,025 2,925 35
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 670 555 110 0
Dravidian languages 6,520 5,810 710 0
Kannada 175 165 0 0
Malayalam 1,735 1,630 105 0
Tamil 3,930 3,355 570 0
Telugu 670 640 30 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 15 15 0 0
Japanese 19,880 14,590 4,820 475
Korean 47,965 44,860 3,055 55
Sino-Tibetan languages 358,830 306,285 51,620 920
Chinese languages 356,625 304,205 51,500 920
Cantonese 138,275 109,280 28,475 520
Chaochow (Teochow) 480 395 75 0
Fukien 2,205 2,110 85 0
Hakka 1,160 1,095 65 0
Mandarin 94,350 86,300 7,975 75
Shanghainese 1,200 1,115 80 0
Taiwanese 5,440 5,215 220 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 113,510 98,685 14,515 310
Tibetan languages 205 195 10 0
Burmese 1,165 1,115 50 0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 840 775 60 0
Tai languages 3,420 3,245 170 0
Lao 1,175 1,085 95 0
Thai 2,240 2,155 75 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 26,860 20,185 6,570 105
Khmer (Cambodian) 1,275 1,135 140 0
Vietnamese 25,585 19,055 6,425 110
Malayo-Polynesian languages 88,475 85,120 3,240 120
Bisayan languages 4,220 4,170 50 0
Ilocano 3,935 3,900 35 0
Malay 3,500 3,350 145 0
Pampango 600 575 20 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 74,175 71,200 2,870 100
Bikol 370 360 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0
Fijian 875 775 95 0
Pangasinan 250 245 0 0
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. 555 525 15 0
Niger-Congo languages 3,055 2,820 200 35
Akan (Twi) 375 325 45 0
Bantu languages 1,815 1,670 125 30
Lingala 115 85 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 100 85 0 0
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 110 110 0 0
Shona 215 205 0 0
Swahili 705 670 15 30
Ganda 65 55 0 0
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 510 460 50 0
Edo 45 45 0 0
Igbo 135 120 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0
Bamanankan 20 15 0 0
Ewe 85 85 0 0
Ga 25 20 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 555 525 25 0
African languages, n.i.e. 500 380 120 0
Creoles 715 705 0 0
Non-verbal languages 915 125 195 595
American Sign Language 285 30 40 215
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 640 100 155 380
Other languages 515 445 65 0
Multiple responses 65,005 32,390 25,795 6,820
English and French 3,635 480 780 2,380
English and non-official language 59,225 30,395 24,485 4,340
French and non-official language 1,765 1,345 345 75
English, French and non-official language 380 170 185 20

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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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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 99-010-X2011034.

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