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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 Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo
Global non-response rate (GNR)^{Footnote 1} = 23.4 %
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}	469,930	245,295	224,635
North American Aboriginal origins	12,890	1,200	11,695
First Nations (North American Indian)	9,750	990	8,755
Inuit	375	55	320
Métis	3,015	155	2,860
Other North American origins	122,590	53,860	68,730
Acadian	730	100	625
American	5,910	565	5,340
Canadian	116,995	52,850	64,145
New Brunswicker	45	0	20
Newfoundlander	970	255	710
Nova Scotian	120	0	115
Ontarian	75	25	55
Québécois	135	20	115
Other North American origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 6}	20	0	0
European origins	343,525	130,725	212,800
British Isles origins	201,970	43,340	158,635
Channel Islander	10	0	0
Cornish	20	0	20
English	114,535	22,295	92,245
Irish	82,930	8,375	74,555
Manx	40	0	40
Scottish	83,335	9,275	74,065
Welsh	7,950	570	7,385
British Isles origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 7}	13,310	2,825	10,485
French origins	43,275	3,935	39,345
Alsatian	260	0	255
Breton	0	0	0
French	43,075	3,925	39,150
Western European origins (except French origins)	125,370	33,360	92,010
Austrian	3,830	500	3,325
Belgian	1,795	275	1,520
Dutch	22,550	6,305	16,245
Flemish	250	65	185
Frisian	100	0	95
German	102,070	24,935	77,140
Luxembourger	55	0	40
Swiss	6,510	1,255	5,255
Western European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 8}	0	0	0
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins)	8,150	1,145	7,005
Danish	2,105	405	1,705
Finnish	1,630	285	1,345
Icelandic	460	60	400
Norwegian	1,835	75	1,760
Swedish	2,280	280	2,000
Northern European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 9}	310	35	280
Eastern European origins	54,440	18,425	36,020
Bulgarian	330	165	165
Byelorussian	210	140	80
Czech	2,120	530	1,585
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.	590	115	475
Estonian	370	85	280
Hungarian	6,985	1,550	5,430
Latvian	620	170	450
Lithuanian	790	100	690
Moldovan	90	35	55
Polish	22,145	7,255	14,895
Romanian	8,440	4,735	3,705
Russian	5,845	960	4,885
Slovak	1,680	490	1,185
Ukrainian	11,050	2,070	8,975
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 10}	210	0	190
Southern European origins	56,750	29,940	26,805
Albanian	660	530	125
Bosnian	1,065	685	380
Croatian	4,445	2,420	2,025
Cypriot	440	110	330
Greek	3,625	1,860	1,770
Italian	14,860	3,840	11,025
Kosovar	250	190	55
Macedonian	370	105	260
Maltese	830	175	655
Montenegrin	135	15	120
Portuguese	19,815	13,400	6,415
Serbian	5,775	3,970	1,800
Sicilian	75	40	35
Slovenian	1,080	445	635
Spanish	4,900	1,120	3,780
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.	2,255	1,030	1,225
Southern European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 11}	0	0	0
Other European origins	2,875	590	2,285
Basque	15	0	15
Jewish	2,040	345	1,695
Roma (Gypsy)	105	0	100
Slavic, n.o.s.	75	45	30
Other European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 12}	660	190	465
Caribbean origins	6,330	2,390	3,940
Antiguan	30	0	30
Bahamian	15	0	0
Barbadian	460	160	300
Bermudan	60	0	65
Carib	0	0	0
Cuban	335	110	220
Dominican	130	30	95
Grenadian	155	40	110
Haitian	20	0	0
Jamaican	3,335	1,330	2,000
Kittitian/Nevisian	65	15	55
Martinican	0	0	0
Montserratan	0	0	0
Puerto Rican	30	0	20
St. Lucian	75	0	65
Trinidadian/Tobagonian	910	260	650
Vincentian/Grenadinian	80	0	70
West Indian, n.o.s.	885	295	590
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 13}	295	90	210
Latin, Central and South American origins	11,630	6,455	5,175
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Maya)	270	50	220
Argentinian	125	0	120
Belizean	0	0	0
Bolivian	0	0	0
Brazilian	570	65	510
Chilean	445	150	295
Colombian	1,580	1,310	265
Costa Rican	15	10	10
Ecuadorian	135	65	75
Guatemalan	510	310	205
Guyanese	2,090	760	1,330
Hispanic	70	45	30
Honduran	110	15	90
Maya	155	0	145
Mexican	1,245	545	705
Nicaraguan	780	605	175
Panamanian	60	0	60
Paraguayan	0	0	0
Peruvian	365	95	265
Salvadorean	3,135	2,195	940
Uruguayan	15	0	10
Venezuelan	220	110	110
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 14}	335	100	235
African origins	8,925	5,810	3,115
Central and West African origins	770	550	220
Akan	0	0	0
Angolan	20	0	15
Ashanti	0	0	0
Beninese	0	0	0
Burkinabe	0	0	0
Cameroonian	0	0	0
Chadian	0	0	0
Congolese	130	65	65
Gabonese	0	0	0
Gambian	0	0	0
Ghanaian	260	215	50
Guinean	0	0	0
Ibo	0	0	0
Ivorian	0	0	0
Liberian	35	35	0
Malian	0	0	0
Nigerian	255	160	100
Peulh	0	0	0
Senegalese	0	0	0
Sierra Leonean	0	0	0
Togolese	50	0	0
Yoruba	15	0	10
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 15}	80	0	70
North African origins	2,840	2,185	660
Algerian	15	15	0
Berber	40	0	40
Coptic	75	30	0
Dinka	0	0	0
Egyptian	1,380	1,040	335
Libyan	240	140	100
Maure	0	0	0
Moroccan	75	25	50
Sudanese	1,080	930	155
Tunisian	0	0	0
North African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 16}	0	0	0
Southern and East African origins	3,305	2,435	870
Afrikaner	10	0	10
Amhara	0	0	0
Bantu, n.o.s.	15	15	0
Burundian	0	0	0
Eritrean	490	410	85
Ethiopian	950	790	160
Harari	60	60	0
Kenyan	100	50	50
Malagasy	0	0	0
Mauritian	25	0	25
Oromo	20	0	0
Rwandan	25	30	0
Seychellois	0	0	0
Somali	835	745	90
South African	370	75	295
Tanzanian	40	35	0
Tigrian	0	0	0
Ugandan	75	30	45
Zambian	20	15	0
Zimbabwean	105	35	70
Zulu	0	0	0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 17}	235	125	110
Other African origins	2,275	650	1,630
Black, n.o.s.^{Footnote 18}	205	35	170
Other African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 19}	2,095	615	1,485
Asian origins	59,245	44,790	14,455
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins	11,830	7,595	4,235
Afghan	1,765	1,355	405
Arab, n.o.s.	1,280	710	575
Armenian	1,115	370	740
Assyrian	130	60	70
Azerbaijani	140	30	105
Georgian	35	0	35
Iranian	2,045	1,465	580
Iraqi	975	710	265
Israeli	135	25	105
Jordanian	310	105	200
Kazakh	25	0	0
Kurd	670	430	240
Kuwaiti	0	0	0
Lebanese	1,180	350	830
Palestinian	1,040	610	430
Pashtun	185	120	65
Saudi Arabian	80	55	20
Syrian	685	305	385
Tajik	25	0	25
Tatar	30	0	25
Turk	1,090	575	515
Uighur	60	50	0
Uzbek	80	40	40
Yemeni	110	0	105
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 20}	330	200	125
South Asian origins	21,730	16,615	5,115
Bangladeshi	360	280	80
Bengali	220	175	50
East Indian^{Footnote 21}	16,305	12,015	4,290
Goan	70	0	50
Gujarati	150	80	65
Kashmiri	0	0	0
Nepali	30	15	10
Pakistani	3,210	2,350	860
Punjabi	1,000	490	515
Sinhalese	145	120	20
Sri Lankan	605	335	265
Tamil	360	60	300
South Asian origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 22}	980	680	300
East and Southeast Asian origins	26,360	20,405	5,950
Burmese	475	335	140
Cambodian (Khmer)	340	215	125
Chinese	14,125	10,800	3,330
Filipino	3,045	1,850	1,195
Hmong	585	380	210
Indonesian	325	65	260
Japanese	1,025	405	620
Korean	1,660	1,555	110
Laotian	2,300	1,410	890
Malaysian	85	10	75
Mongolian	25	0	25
Singaporean	0	0	0
Taiwanese	170	70	100
Thai	395	75	320
Tibetan	30	15	15
Vietnamese	4,035	3,105	925
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 23}	125	105	15
Other Asian origins	235	175	60
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 24}	230	175	60
Oceania origins	775	70	705
Australian	555	55	500
New Zealander	165	0	155
Pacific Islands origins	55	0	55
Fijian	10	0	0
Hawaiian	0	0	0
Maori	10	0	10
Polynesian, n.o.s.	0	0	0
Samoan	15	0	20
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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