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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 Saskatoon
Global non-response rate (GNR)^{Footnote 1} = 24.4 %
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}	256,430	105,220	151,210
North American Aboriginal origins	25,350	8,035	17,315
First Nations (North American Indian)	15,995	6,225	9,775
Inuit	135	10	120
Métis	10,700	1,795	8,900
Other North American origins	50,150	19,275	30,880
Acadian	185	0	165
American	4,080	230	3,855
Canadian	47,075	19,015	28,060
New Brunswicker	0	0	0
Newfoundlander	130	0	125
Nova Scotian	0	0	0
Ontarian	0	0	0
Québécois	0	0	0
Other North American origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 6}	25	0	20
European origins	201,930	56,025	145,910
British Isles origins	111,620	14,235	97,385
Channel Islander	0	0	0
Cornish	0	0	0
English	65,005	7,705	57,300
Irish	42,475	2,720	39,760
Manx	40	0	40
Scottish	49,255	2,975	46,280
Welsh	5,310	250	5,060
British Isles origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 7}	4,550	590	3,960
French origins	32,150	3,165	28,980
Alsatian	0	0	0
Breton	0	0	0
French	32,135	3,165	28,970
Western European origins (except French origins)	88,645	19,895	68,755
Austrian	4,370	315	4,055
Belgian	2,145	165	1,975
Dutch	10,520	1,790	8,725
Flemish	85	0	85
Frisian	15	0	0
German	78,250	17,520	60,735
Luxembourger	100	0	95
Swiss	1,150	80	1,070
Western European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 8}	0	0	0
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins)	30,050	3,035	27,015
Danish	2,840	185	2,650
Finnish	1,295	165	1,130
Icelandic	2,565	260	2,305
Norwegian	18,055	1,840	16,215
Swedish	8,145	525	7,620
Northern European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 9}	895	60	835
Eastern European origins	67,500	14,100	53,405
Bulgarian	120	25	95
Byelorussian	50	0	50
Czech	970	115	855
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.	980	120	865
Estonian	55	0	45
Hungarian	5,935	840	5,095
Latvian	200	0	180
Lithuanian	190	0	170
Moldovan	60	35	25
Polish	15,460	1,460	14,000
Romanian	2,415	245	2,175
Russian	12,515	1,170	11,345
Slovak	390	75	315
Ukrainian	41,965	9,960	32,005
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 10}	140	0	130
Southern European origins	7,110	1,385	5,725
Albanian	0	0	0
Bosnian	85	70	15
Croatian	615	160	455
Cypriot	15	0	15
Greek	630	210	415
Italian	2,865	330	2,530
Kosovar	0	0	0
Macedonian	45	25	0
Maltese	65	0	60
Montenegrin	0	0	0
Portuguese	535	185	350
Serbian	215	115	100
Sicilian	0	0	0
Slovenian	100	0	90
Spanish	1,925	190	1,730
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.	275	90	185
Southern European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 11}	0	0	0
Other European origins	1,245	210	1,030
Basque	0	0	0
Jewish	820	90	730
Roma (Gypsy)	25	0	0
Slavic, n.o.s.	10	0	0
Other European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 12}	380	110	270
Caribbean origins	770	245	525
Antiguan	0	0	0
Bahamian	0	0	0
Barbadian	35	0	35
Bermudan	0	0	0
Carib	0	0	0
Cuban	80	0	65
Dominican	35	0	30
Grenadian	20	10	0
Haitian	175	140	0
Jamaican	215	45	175
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	125	10	115
Vincentian/Grenadinian	0	0	0
West Indian, n.o.s.	65	0	55
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 13}	30	0	20
Latin, Central and South American origins	1,985	950	1,035
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Maya)	115	0	115
Argentinian	0	0	0
Belizean	0	0	0
Bolivian	0	0	0
Brazilian	170	55	110
Chilean	315	150	165
Colombian	245	205	40
Costa Rican	0	0	0
Ecuadorian	25	20	0
Guatemalan	65	45	20
Guyanese	20	0	0
Hispanic	45	0	35
Honduran	0	0	0
Maya	95	0	100
Mexican	370	135	240
Nicaraguan	100	85	15
Panamanian	0	0	0
Paraguayan	35	0	30
Peruvian	65	25	35
Salvadorean	270	170	105
Uruguayan	0	0	0
Venezuelan	25	15	0
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 14}	15	0	0
African origins	3,150	1,640	1,510
Central and West African origins	570	395	175
Akan	0	0	0
Angolan	0	0	0
Ashanti	0	0	0
Beninese	0	0	0
Burkinabe	0	0	0
Cameroonian	20	20	0
Chadian	0	0	0
Congolese	130	85	45
Gabonese	0	0	0
Gambian	0	0	0
Ghanaian	110	85	25
Guinean	0	0	0
Ibo	40	0	35
Ivorian	0	0	0
Liberian	0	0	0
Malian	0	0	0
Nigerian	160	105	55
Peulh	0	0	0
Senegalese	0	0	0
Sierra Leonean	0	0	0
Togolese	0	0	0
Yoruba	140	80	65
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 15}	20	0	20
North African origins	530	360	165
Algerian	0	0	0
Berber	0	0	0
Coptic	0	0	0
Dinka	0	0	0
Egyptian	165	85	75
Libyan	150	135	0
Maure	0	0	0
Moroccan	70	40	25
Sudanese	135	90	40
Tunisian	0	0	0
North African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 16}	0	0	0
Southern and East African origins	1,295	710	585
Afrikaner	50	10	35
Amhara	0	0	0
Bantu, n.o.s.	0	0	0
Burundian	55	35	25
Eritrean	170	125	45
Ethiopian	265	155	110
Harari	0	0	0
Kenyan	15	0	0
Malagasy	0	0	0
Mauritian	115	0	115
Oromo	0	0	0
Rwandan	40	0	25
Seychellois	0	0	0
Somali	235	230	0
South African	235	20	210
Tanzanian	0	0	0
Tigrian	20	0	20
Ugandan	75	0	70
Zambian	20	0	0
Zimbabwean	85	60	0
Zulu	0	0	0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 17}	50	0	35
Other African origins	870	175	695
Black, n.o.s.^{Footnote 18}	145	0	150
Other African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 19}	725	175	550
Asian origins	25,230	19,015	6,220
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins	3,475	2,200	1,270
Afghan	540	230	310
Arab, n.o.s.	480	340	135
Armenian	45	0	45
Assyrian	130	45	85
Azerbaijani	0	0	0
Georgian	75	0	55
Iranian	570	395	175
Iraqi	735	680	55
Israeli	0	0	0
Jordanian	0	0	0
Kazakh	0	0	0
Kurd	45	30	15
Kuwaiti	30	0	25
Lebanese	440	210	230
Palestinian	110	85	25
Pashtun	90	0	90
Saudi Arabian	75	0	25
Syrian	180	30	145
Tajik	120	0	125
Tatar	45	0	40
Turk	230	20	210
Uighur	15	15	0
Uzbek	0	0	0
Yemeni	0	0	0
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 20}	80	0	85
South Asian origins	5,975	4,645	1,325
Bangladeshi	290	275	20
Bengali	155	145	0
East Indian^{Footnote 21}	3,475	2,410	1,060
Goan	0	0	0
Gujarati	20	0	20
Kashmiri	30	0	30
Nepali	235	235	0
Pakistani	1,705	1,230	475
Punjabi	230	115	115
Sinhalese	50	35	0
Sri Lankan	100	95	0
Tamil	75	0	70
South Asian origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 22}	175	95	75
East and Southeast Asian origins	15,790	12,050	3,745
Burmese	165	65	100
Cambodian (Khmer)	120	65	55
Chinese	6,415	4,400	2,010
Filipino	7,235	6,055	1,180
Hmong	0	0	0
Indonesian	95	30	65
Japanese	490	120	365
Korean	335	265	70
Laotian	320	115	200
Malaysian	45	0	35
Mongolian	45	0	0
Singaporean	0	0	0
Taiwanese	50	40	0
Thai	65	0	50
Tibetan	0	0	0
Vietnamese	1,275	615	660
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 23}	290	225	65
Other Asian origins	110	110	0
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 24}	110	110	0
Oceania origins	435	35	395
Australian	195	0	185
New Zealander	70	0	65
Pacific Islands origins	180	20	155
Fijian	0	0	0
Hawaiian	15	0	15
Maori	20	0	20
Polynesian, n.o.s.	0	0	0
Samoan	70	0	55
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 25}	10	10	0

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too unreliable to be published

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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