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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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Sex (3)

This table details ethnic origin , single and multiple ethnic origin responses , generation status , age groups and sex for the population in private households in Peterborough
Global non-response rate (GNR)^{Footnote 1} = 36.3 %
Ethnic origin (264)	Single and multiple ethnic origin responses (3)
Ethnic origin (264)	Total - Single and multiple ethnic origin responses^Footnote 2	Single ethnic origin responses^Footnote 3	Multiple ethnic origin responses^Footnote 4
Total - Ethnic origins^{Footnote 5}	116,175	51,510	64,665
North American Aboriginal origins	6,110	1,175	4,930
First Nations (North American Indian)	5,030	1,070	3,955
Inuit	60	0	35
Métis	1,075	75	995
Other North American origins	43,070	19,880	23,185
Acadian	140	0	135
American	1,745	115	1,630
Canadian	41,705	19,705	21,995
New Brunswicker	0	0	0
Newfoundlander	250	60	185
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	91,595	28,060	63,530
British Isles origins	77,790	20,855	56,935
Channel Islander	0	0	0
Cornish	20	0	15
English	46,895	10,550	36,345
Irish	37,305	5,465	31,840
Manx	0	0	0
Scottish	29,140	3,710	25,430
Welsh	2,865	235	2,630
British Isles origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 7}	3,365	885	2,485
French origins	13,530	785	12,740
Alsatian	0	0	0
Breton	0	0	0
French	13,530	790	12,740
Western European origins (except French origins)	18,595	3,005	15,590
Austrian	780	80	700
Belgian	300	30	270
Dutch	6,625	1,555	5,065
Flemish	15	0	15
Frisian	45	0	30
German	11,860	1,310	10,555
Luxembourger	0	0	0
Swiss	445	30	415
Western European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 8}	0	0	0
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins)	2,255	355	1,900
Danish	650	155	490
Finnish	490	50	445
Icelandic	65	0	65
Norwegian	430	35	395
Swedish	645	55	585
Northern European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 9}	95	55	40
Eastern European origins	7,095	1,460	5,635
Bulgarian	125	0	90
Byelorussian	40	0	35
Czech	345	100	245
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.	30	0	30
Estonian	120	25	100
Hungarian	755	115	640
Latvian	40	0	35
Lithuanian	210	0	205
Moldovan	0	0	0
Polish	2,755	635	2,120
Romanian	340	35	305
Russian	870	85	790
Slovak	85	25	60
Ukrainian	2,040	390	1,650
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 10}	30	0	30
Southern European origins	6,440	1,560	4,885
Albanian	125	110	15
Bosnian	0	0	0
Croatian	265	25	235
Cypriot	0	0	0
Greek	315	55	260
Italian	4,135	965	3,170
Kosovar	0	0	0
Macedonian	100	0	70
Maltese	240	75	165
Montenegrin	0	0	0
Portuguese	755	165	590
Serbian	85	30	50
Sicilian	25	0	25
Slovenian	100	25	75
Spanish	480	15	465
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.	185	35	155
Southern European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 11}	0	0	0
Other European origins	500	40	460
Basque	0	0	0
Jewish	430	20	415
Roma (Gypsy)	0	0	0
Slavic, n.o.s.	0	0	0
Other European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 12}	60	15	45
Caribbean origins	815	175	640
Antiguan	0	0	0
Bahamian	30	0	0
Barbadian	215	30	180
Bermudan	40	0	30
Carib	0	0	0
Cuban	0	0	0
Dominican	55	45	0
Grenadian	0	0	0
Haitian	10	0	0
Jamaican	270	30	240
Kittitian/Nevisian	0	0	0
Martinican	0	0	0
Montserratan	0	0	0
Puerto Rican	0	0	0
St. Lucian	0	0	0
Trinidadian/Tobagonian	100	20	80
Vincentian/Grenadinian	0	0	0
West Indian, n.o.s.	100	0	95
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 13}	0	0	0
Latin, Central and South American origins	505	145	360
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Maya)	35	0	40
Argentinian	0	0	0
Belizean	0	0	0
Bolivian	0	0	0
Brazilian	65	0	50
Chilean	40	0	40
Colombian	95	65	30
Costa Rican	0	0	0
Ecuadorian	0	0	0
Guatemalan	0	0	0
Guyanese	80	0	70
Hispanic	0	0	0
Honduran	0	0	0
Maya	20	0	15
Mexican	100	40	55
Nicaraguan	0	0	0
Panamanian	0	0	0
Paraguayan	0	0	0
Peruvian	30	0	20
Salvadorean	10	0	0
Uruguayan	0	0	0
Venezuelan	0	0	0
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 14}	0	0	0
African origins	630	190	445
Central and West African origins	85	60	30
Akan	0	0	0
Angolan	0	0	0
Ashanti	0	0	0
Beninese	0	0	0
Burkinabe	0	0	0
Cameroonian	0	0	0
Chadian	0	0	0
Congolese	0	0	0
Gabonese	0	0	0
Gambian	0	0	0
Ghanaian	0	0	0
Guinean	0	0	0
Ibo	0	0	0
Ivorian	0	0	0
Liberian	0	0	0
Malian	0	0	0
Nigerian	65	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	65	50	10
Algerian	0	0	0
Berber	0	0	0
Coptic	0	0	0
Dinka	0	0	0
Egyptian	60	50	0
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	140	0	130
Afrikaner	0	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	0	0	0
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	65	0	55
Tanzanian	0	0	0
Tigrian	0	0	0
Ugandan	0	0	0
Zambian	0	0	0
Zimbabwean	40	0	40
Zulu	0	0	0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 17}	0	0	0
Other African origins	340	65	275
Black, n.o.s.^{Footnote 18}	65	0	40
Other African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 19}	275	40	230
Asian origins	3,275	1,880	1,390
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins	495	245	250
Afghan	75	70	0
Arab, n.o.s.	35	20	15
Armenian	35	0	30
Assyrian	0	0	0
Azerbaijani	0	0	0
Georgian	0	0	0
Iranian	75	60	20
Iraqi	15	10	0
Israeli	0	0	0
Jordanian	0	0	0
Kazakh	0	0	0
Kurd	0	0	0
Kuwaiti	0	0	0
Lebanese	45	0	45
Palestinian	0	0	0
Pashtun	0	0	0
Saudi Arabian	60	30	0
Syrian	0	0	0
Tajik	0	0	0
Tatar	0	0	0
Turk	20	0	20
Uighur	0	0	0
Uzbek	0	0	0
Yemeni	0	0	0
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 20}	55	0	40
South Asian origins	1,060	565	495
Bangladeshi	0	0	0
Bengali	0	0	0
East Indian^{Footnote 21}	755	365	395
Goan	0	0	0
Gujarati	25	0	20
Kashmiri	0	0	0
Nepali	0	0	0
Pakistani	335	125	205
Punjabi	35	35	0
Sinhalese	0	0	0
Sri Lankan	70	25	40
Tamil	0	0	0
South Asian origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 22}	0	0	0
East and Southeast Asian origins	1,740	1,070	665
Burmese	0	0	0
Cambodian (Khmer)	190	110	75
Chinese	790	425	365
Filipino	220	115	105
Hmong	0	0	0
Indonesian	0	0	0
Japanese	130	45	85
Korean	330	280	50
Laotian	0	0	0
Malaysian	0	0	0
Mongolian	0	0	0
Singaporean	0	0	0
Taiwanese	0	0	0
Thai	90	0	80
Tibetan	15	0	0
Vietnamese	80	75	0
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	180	0	175
Australian	130	0	130
New Zealander	45	0	35
Pacific Islands origins	0	0	0
Fijian	0	0	0
Hawaiian	0	0	0
Maori	0	0	0
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 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.

Date modified:: 2019-01-23

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