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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 Nanaimo
Global non-response rate (GNR)Footnote 1 = 20.7 %
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 95,680 39,895 55,790
North American Aboriginal origins 7,775 2,150 5,620
First Nations (North American Indian) 5,730 1,980 3,750
Inuit 85 0 85
Métis 2,150 175 1,975
Other North American origins 25,680 9,450 16,230
Acadian 125 0 110
American 1,920 215 1,705
Canadian 24,225 9,215 15,010
New Brunswicker 0 0 0
Newfoundlander 75 0 65
Nova Scotian 0 0 0
Ontarian 0 0 0
Québécois 0 0 0
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Footnote 6 0 0 0
European origins 77,770 23,295 54,475
British Isles origins 58,895 13,935 44,960
Channel Islander 0 0 0
Cornish 10 0 10
English 37,645 8,605 29,045
Irish 18,185 1,440 16,740
Manx 45 0 35
Scottish 25,045 2,850 22,190
Welsh 3,395 250 3,150
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Footnote 7 3,115 775 2,335
French origins 10,275 1,060 9,215
Alsatian 0 0 0
Breton 0 0 0
French 10,255 1,045 9,210
Western European origins (except French origins) 20,145 3,555 16,585
Austrian 1,200 95 1,105
Belgian 615 55 565
Dutch 5,605 1,390 4,225
Flemish 145 15 130
Frisian 15 0 0
German 13,730 1,950 11,780
Luxembourger 25 0 25
Swiss 560 45 510
Western European origins, n.i.e.Footnote 8 0 0 0
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 9,940 1,425 8,515
Danish 1,800 420 1,385
Finnish 1,095 190 910
Icelandic 720 130 590
Norwegian 4,025 345 3,675
Swedish 2,850 240 2,610
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Footnote 9 450 100 355
Eastern European origins 11,625 2,030 9,595
Bulgarian 20 0 20
Byelorussian 0 0 0
Czech 545 160 385
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s. 135 15 120
Estonian 90 15 80
Hungarian 1,220 275 945
Latvian 50 0 35
Lithuanian 140 0 140
Moldovan 15 0 15
Polish 3,130 365 2,765
Romanian 615 105 510
Russian 1,925 200 1,725
Slovak 115 25 90
Ukrainian 5,340 845 4,490
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Footnote 10 60 0 55
Southern European origins 5,500 1,145 4,355
Albanian 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 0 0
Croatian 370 165 210
Cypriot 25 0 20
Greek 250 50 195
Italian 3,465 635 2,825
Kosovar 0 0 0
Macedonian 30 25 0
Maltese 105 20 85
Montenegrin 0 0 0
Portuguese 280 35 245
Serbian 70 30 40
Sicilian 0 0 0
Slovenian 105 20 95
Spanish 720 80 645
Yugoslavian, n.o.s. 225 85 140
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Footnote 11 0 0 0
Other European origins 625 140 480
Basque 0 0 0
Jewish 320 25 295
Roma (Gypsy) 55 0 55
Slavic, n.o.s. 60 0 35
Other European origins, n.i.e.Footnote 12 185 90 90
Caribbean origins 585 165 420
Antiguan 0 0 0
Bahamian 0 0 0
Barbadian 105 45 65
Bermudan 0 0 0
Carib 0 0 0
Cuban 20 0 15
Dominican 0 0 0
Grenadian 0 0 0
Haitian 20 0 10
Jamaican 200 30 170
Kittitian/Nevisian 0 0 0
Martinican 0 0 0
Montserratan 0 0 0
Puerto Rican 55 0 55
St. Lucian 0 0 0
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 70 20 45
Vincentian/Grenadinian 0 0 0
West Indian, n.o.s. 60 0 45
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Footnote 13 0 0 0
Latin, Central and South American origins 625 155 465
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Maya) 0 0 0
Argentinian 25 0 25
Belizean 0 0 0
Bolivian 0 0 0
Brazilian 45 0 40
Chilean 90 0 95
Colombian 10 0 0
Costa Rican 35 0 0
Ecuadorian 0 0 0
Guatemalan 0 0 0
Guyanese 45 0 40
Hispanic 0 0 0
Honduran 0 0 0
Maya 25 0 25
Mexican 175 60 115
Nicaraguan 0 0 0
Panamanian 0 0 0
Paraguayan 0 0 0
Peruvian 65 0 45
Salvadorean 30 20 10
Uruguayan 15 0 20
Venezuelan 0 0 0
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Footnote 14 0 0 0
African origins 760 200 560
Central and West African origins 55 45 15
Akan 0 0 0
Angolan 0 0 0
Ashanti 0 0 0
Beninese 0 0 0
Burkinabe 0 0 0
Cameroonian 10 0 10
Chadian 0 0 0
Congolese 0 0 0
Gabonese 0 0 0
Gambian 0 0 0
Ghanaian 20 25 0
Guinean 0 0 0
Ibo 0 0 0
Ivorian 0 0 0
Liberian 0 0 0
Malian 0 0 0
Nigerian 0 0 0
Peulh 0 0 0
Senegalese 0 0 0
Sierra Leonean 0 0 0
Togolese 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Footnote 15 0 0 0
North African origins 50 0 40
Algerian 0 0 0
Berber 0 0 0
Coptic 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0
Egyptian 50 0 45
Libyan 0 0 0
Maure 0 0 0
Moroccan 0 0 0
Sudanese 0 0 0
Tunisian 0 0 0
North African origins, n.i.e.Footnote 16 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins 390 85 305
Afrikaner 15 0 0
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 15 0 10
Malagasy 0 0 0
Mauritian 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0
Rwandan 0 0 0
Seychellois 0 0 0
Somali 0 0 0
South African 340 60 280
Tanzanian 0 0 0
Tigrian 0 0 0
Ugandan 0 0 0
Zambian 0 0 0
Zimbabwean 0 0 0
Zulu 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Footnote 17 0 0 0
Other African origins 275 65 205
Black, n.o.s.Footnote 18 45 0 50
Other African origins, n.i.e.Footnote 19 225 65 160
Asian origins 6,315 4,430 1,885
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 500 270 230
Afghan 0 0 0
Arab, n.o.s. 20 15 0
Armenian 20 0 15
Assyrian 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0
Iranian 230 185 50
Iraqi 0 0 0
Israeli 0 0 0
Jordanian 0 0 0
Kazakh 0 0 0
Kurd 0 0 0
Kuwaiti 0 0 0
Lebanese 75 20 55
Palestinian 0 0 0
Pashtun 0 0 0
Saudi Arabian 40 40 0
Syrian 0 0 0
Tajik 0 0 0
Tatar 0 0 0
Turk 75 0 75
Uighur 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0
Yemeni 0 0 0
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Footnote 20 0 0 0
South Asian origins 1,940 1,565 380
Bangladeshi 0 0 0
Bengali 0 0 0
East IndianFootnote 21 1,725 1,370 350
Goan 0 0 0
Gujarati 10 10 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0
Nepali 0 0 0
Pakistani 100 85 0
Punjabi 85 60 30
Sinhalese 0 0 0
Sri Lankan 0 0 0
Tamil 0 0 0
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Footnote 22 20 20 0
East and Southeast Asian origins 3,900 2,600 1,305
Burmese 30 0 30
Cambodian (Khmer) 80 70 0
Chinese 1,725 1,165 560
Filipino 530 350 180
Hmong 0 0 0
Indonesian 130 0 120
Japanese 565 250 315
Korean 300 295 0
Laotian 35 0 40
Malaysian 0 0 0
Mongolian 30 0 30
Singaporean 0 0 0
Taiwanese 55 45 0
Thai 135 55 80
Tibetan 0 0 0
Vietnamese 420 345 75
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Footnote 23 0 0 0
Other Asian origins 0 0 0
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Footnote 24 0 0 0
Oceania origins 710 45 665
Australian 360 0 345
New Zealander 240 30 210
Pacific Islands origins 120 0 110
Fijian 15 0 10
Hawaiian 80 0 80
Maori 20 0 20
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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