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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 St. Catharines - Niagara
Global non-response rate (GNR)^{Footnote 1} = 29.2 %
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}	383,965	183,685	200,280
North American Aboriginal origins	14,715	1,565	13,155
First Nations (North American Indian)	11,380	1,270	10,115
Inuit	165	0	160
Métis	3,445	290	3,155
Other North American origins	109,225	44,255	64,970
Acadian	435	60	375
American	6,655	790	5,870
Canadian	104,535	43,325	61,210
New Brunswicker	0	0	0
Newfoundlander	325	0	310
Nova Scotian	0	0	0
Ontarian	40	0	35
Québécois	155	45	110
Other North American origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 6}	70	0	55
European origins	313,925	119,050	194,870
British Isles origins	193,205	46,215	146,990
Channel Islander	40	0	35
Cornish	30	0	20
English	117,105	26,525	90,575
Irish	68,535	6,620	61,915
Manx	90	0	80
Scottish	76,650	9,980	66,670
Welsh	8,575	615	7,955
British Isles origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 7}	10,315	2,445	7,875
French origins	53,185	6,535	46,650
Alsatian	30	0	30
Breton	0	0	0
French	53,170	6,535	46,635
Western European origins (except French origins)	82,145	22,055	60,090
Austrian	2,055	250	1,805
Belgian	935	110	820
Dutch	27,760	11,240	16,515
Flemish	165	25	135
Frisian	190	15	170
German	56,170	10,190	45,980
Luxembourger	30	0	15
Swiss	1,720	205	1,520
Western European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 8}	40	0	35
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins)	7,465	790	6,670
Danish	1,580	270	1,310
Finnish	1,375	155	1,220
Icelandic	260	20	235
Norwegian	1,995	145	1,845
Swedish	2,245	180	2,065
Northern European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 9}	365	20	350
Eastern European origins	55,080	15,215	39,865
Bulgarian	445	155	285
Byelorussian	45	0	45
Czech	1,280	385	890
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.	610	115	495
Estonian	395	115	280
Hungarian	11,125	2,855	8,270
Latvian	345	135	205
Lithuanian	695	165	530
Moldovan	130	0	130
Polish	19,740	5,465	14,275
Romanian	2,390	495	1,895
Russian	5,540	675	4,870
Slovak	1,845	560	1,285
Ukrainian	18,775	4,090	14,690
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 10}	20	0	20
Southern European origins	63,550	27,780	35,765
Albanian	145	65	85
Bosnian	490	370	120
Croatian	2,750	940	1,810
Cypriot	90	30	60
Greek	2,500	910	1,590
Italian	48,530	21,975	26,555
Kosovar	10	0	0
Macedonian	300	55	250
Maltese	1,100	220	880
Montenegrin	55	25	25
Portuguese	2,065	755	1,315
Serbian	1,735	1,055	680
Sicilian	160	0	150
Slovenian	1,340	555	780
Spanish	3,925	530	3,395
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.	1,280	285	995
Southern European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 11}	0	0	0
Other European origins	1,595	460	1,125
Basque	10	0	10
Jewish	1,140	175	960
Roma (Gypsy)	15	0	15
Slavic, n.o.s.	30	0	25
Other European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 12}	395	285	110
Caribbean origins	4,080	1,400	2,680
Antiguan	55	0	50
Bahamian	25	0	25
Barbadian	470	115	355
Bermudan	25	0	0
Carib	0	0	0
Cuban	275	70	210
Dominican	135	25	110
Grenadian	50	20	30
Haitian	350	260	90
Jamaican	1,730	545	1,185
Kittitian/Nevisian	0	0	0
Martinican	0	0	0
Montserratan	0	0	0
Puerto Rican	60	0	55
St. Lucian	70	0	45
Trinidadian/Tobagonian	655	210	440
Vincentian/Grenadinian	15	0	10
West Indian, n.o.s.	280	85	195
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 13}	75	0	60
Latin, Central and South American origins	4,830	2,585	2,245
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Maya)	240	0	240
Argentinian	175	55	115
Belizean	0	0	0
Bolivian	0	0	0
Brazilian	130	45	90
Chilean	140	50	95
Colombian	1,270	1,000	275
Costa Rican	115	0	105
Ecuadorian	70	45	30
Guatemalan	260	205	55
Guyanese	185	45	140
Hispanic	170	125	40
Honduran	60	15	50
Maya	25	0	25
Mexican	880	465	420
Nicaraguan	40	25	15
Panamanian	10	0	0
Paraguayan	135	0	130
Peruvian	185	50	140
Salvadorean	570	305	270
Uruguayan	75	40	35
Venezuelan	185	30	155
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 14}	200	70	125
African origins	4,865	2,440	2,425
Central and West African origins	685	550	135
Akan	0	0	0
Angolan	45	35	0
Ashanti	0	0	0
Beninese	0	0	0
Burkinabe	0	0	0
Cameroonian	0	0	0
Chadian	0	0	0
Congolese	275	275	0
Gabonese	0	0	0
Gambian	0	0	0
Ghanaian	95	75	0
Guinean	40	30	0
Ibo	20	0	0
Ivorian	45	0	35
Liberian	0	0	0
Malian	0	0	0
Nigerian	120	80	45
Peulh	0	0	0
Senegalese	0	0	0
Sierra Leonean	0	0	0
Togolese	0	0	0
Yoruba	15	15	0
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 15}	15	0	0
North African origins	1,165	865	300
Algerian	0	0	0
Berber	0	0	0
Coptic	45	0	45
Dinka	0	0	0
Egyptian	370	175	195
Libyan	40	25	15
Maure	0	0	0
Moroccan	25	15	10
Sudanese	660	615	45
Tunisian	55	30	0
North African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 16}	0	0	0
Southern and East African origins	1,330	710	620
Afrikaner	0	0	0
Amhara	0	0	0
Bantu, n.o.s.	0	0	0
Burundian	0	0	0
Eritrean	10	15	0
Ethiopian	115	90	25
Harari	0	0	0
Kenyan	135	80	55
Malagasy	55	0	50
Mauritian	45	0	45
Oromo	0	0	0
Rwandan	50	45	0
Seychellois	0	0	0
Somali	135	130	0
South African	335	60	270
Tanzanian	125	120	0
Tigrian	0	0	0
Ugandan	115	45	75
Zambian	0	0	0
Zimbabwean	105	65	40
Zulu	0	0	0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 17}	180	25	155
Other African origins	1,770	315	1,455
Black, n.o.s.^{Footnote 18}	375	75	300
Other African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 19}	1,420	240	1,180
Asian origins	18,835	12,305	6,535
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins	4,155	2,065	2,090
Afghan	335	220	110
Arab, n.o.s.	400	110	290
Armenian	845	330	515
Assyrian	105	35	70
Azerbaijani	60	35	25
Georgian	0	0	0
Iranian	355	180	175
Iraqi	175	55	120
Israeli	0	0	0
Jordanian	35	25	0
Kazakh	0	0	0
Kurd	75	50	25
Kuwaiti	40	0	40
Lebanese	770	215	555
Palestinian	170	145	20
Pashtun	0	0	0
Saudi Arabian	210	125	85
Syrian	360	210	150
Tajik	0	0	0
Tatar	0	0	0
Turk	415	185	230
Uighur	0	0	0
Uzbek	70	50	0
Yemeni	120	55	65
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 20}	75	25	50
South Asian origins	3,895	2,365	1,525
Bangladeshi	160	115	40
Bengali	30	35	0
East Indian^{Footnote 21}	3,010	1,665	1,345
Goan	0	0	0
Gujarati	0	0	0
Kashmiri	35	0	35
Nepali	0	0	0
Pakistani	520	195	325
Punjabi	75	50	25
Sinhalese	25	25	0
Sri Lankan	210	185	20
Tamil	25	30	0
South Asian origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 22}	70	60	0
East and Southeast Asian origins	11,010	7,815	3,195
Burmese	0	0	0
Cambodian (Khmer)	350	160	190
Chinese	4,805	3,300	1,500
Filipino	3,175	2,115	1,055
Hmong	0	0	0
Indonesian	105	20	85
Japanese	935	540	395
Korean	990	870	120
Laotian	285	130	160
Malaysian	20	0	20
Mongolian	65	0	60
Singaporean	0	0	0
Taiwanese	100	80	15
Thai	60	0	40
Tibetan	25	25	0
Vietnamese	855	555	300
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 23}	20	0	25
Other Asian origins	115	55	55
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 24}	115	55	55
Oceania origins	635	85	550
Australian	480	80	400
New Zealander	90	0	90
Pacific Islands origins	65	0	60
Fijian	0	0	0
Hawaiian	20	0	20
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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