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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 Kelowna
Global non-response rate (GNR)Footnote 1 = 27.8 %
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 5 176,435 72,485 103,950
North American Aboriginal origins 10,365 1,295 9,075
First Nations (North American Indian) 6,325 850 5,475
Inuit 210 0 190
Métis 4,185 425 3,760
Other North American origins 45,380 17,135 28,250
Acadian 65 0 65
American 3,400 155 3,245
Canadian 43,045 16,965 26,080
New Brunswicker 0 0 0
Newfoundlander 30 0 25
Nova Scotian 0 0 0
Ontarian 0 0 0
Québécois 180 0 175
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Footnote 6 15 0 15
European origins 148,520 46,700 101,815
British Isles origins 95,690 19,100 76,590
Channel Islander 0 0 0
Cornish 0 0 0
English 58,575 10,995 47,580
Irish 32,540 2,445 30,090
Manx 30 0 30
Scottish 41,000 4,300 36,700
Welsh 5,385 255 5,130
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Footnote 7 5,540 1,105 4,430
French origins 20,420 2,245 18,175
Alsatian 0 0 0
Breton 0 0 0
French 20,415 2,250 18,165
Western European origins (except French origins) 52,370 13,085 39,285
Austrian 3,250 450 2,800
Belgian 970 140 830
Dutch 10,715 2,515 8,200
Flemish 200 65 140
Frisian 0 0 0
German 39,945 9,555 30,395
Luxembourger 80 0 70
Swiss 1,790 300 1,495
Western European origins, n.i.e.Footnote 8 110 55 55
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 17,490 1,810 15,685
Danish 2,505 375 2,130
Finnish 1,380 265 1,110
Icelandic 1,260 80 1,180
Norwegian 7,575 650 6,925
Swedish 5,475 355 5,115
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Footnote 9 890 85 805
Eastern European origins 32,710 6,965 25,740
Bulgarian 45 0 30
Byelorussian 90 0 70
Czech 920 220 705
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s. 495 45 450
Estonian 90 30 60
Hungarian 3,070 955 2,115
Latvian 170 0 160
Lithuanian 220 60 160
Moldovan 0 0 0
Polish 7,625 1,105 6,525
Romanian 1,905 310 1,595
Russian 7,515 1,050 6,465
Slovak 425 90 335
Ukrainian 15,290 3,050 12,240
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Footnote 10 25 0 15
Southern European origins 12,075 3,125 8,950
Albanian 15 15 0
Bosnian 75 20 50
Croatian 970 445 530
Cypriot 30 0 25
Greek 645 165 480
Italian 6,805 1,560 5,245
Kosovar 0 0 0
Macedonian 20 0 0
Maltese 45 0 35
Montenegrin 20 0 10
Portuguese 1,215 415 790
Serbian 275 115 160
Sicilian 95 0 95
Slovenian 365 150 215
Spanish 1,625 65 1,555
Yugoslavian, n.o.s. 620 125 495
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Footnote 11 0 0 0
Other European origins 1,400 365 1,030
Basque 0 0 0
Jewish 920 165 755
Roma (Gypsy) 20 0 25
Slavic, n.o.s. 35 0 30
Other European origins, n.i.e.Footnote 12 405 190 215
Caribbean origins 750 275 475
Antiguan 0 0 0
Bahamian 0 0 0
Barbadian 55 0 60
Bermudan 0 0 0
Carib 0 0 0
Cuban 25 0 25
Dominican 0 0 0
Grenadian 0 0 0
Haitian 30 20 0
Jamaican 420 225 195
Kittitian/Nevisian 0 0 0
Martinican 0 0 0
Montserratan 0 0 0
Puerto Rican 0 0 0
St. Lucian 25 0 15
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 30 0 15
Vincentian/Grenadinian 10 0 0
West Indian, n.o.s. 80 0 80
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Footnote 13 60 0 55
Latin, Central and South American origins 1,290 390 900
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Maya) 40 0 40
Argentinian 0 0 0
Belizean 0 0 0
Bolivian 0 0 0
Brazilian 45 0 45
Chilean 140 0 120
Colombian 80 60 15
Costa Rican 20 0 20
Ecuadorian 45 0 45
Guatemalan 60 20 45
Guyanese 0 0 0
Hispanic 0 0 0
Honduran 0 0 0
Maya 0 0 0
Mexican 550 165 380
Nicaraguan 35 0 20
Panamanian 0 0 0
Paraguayan 0 0 0
Peruvian 70 0 65
Salvadorean 95 75 25
Uruguayan 15 0 15
Venezuelan 50 15 40
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Footnote 14 30 0 25
African origins 1,110 240 870
Central and West African origins 85 30 50
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 40 0 25
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 130 60 70
Algerian 55 50 0
Berber 0 0 0
Coptic 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0
Egyptian 15 0 10
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 40 0 40
Southern and East African origins 395 130 260
Afrikaner 0 0 0
Amhara 0 0 0
Bantu, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Burundian 0 0 0
Eritrean 0 0 0
Ethiopian 10 10 0
Harari 0 0 0
Kenyan 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0
Mauritian 25 0 20
Oromo 0 0 0
Rwandan 0 0 0
Seychellois 0 0 0
Somali 0 0 0
South African 265 80 185
Tanzanian 0 0 0
Tigrian 0 0 0
Ugandan 0 0 0
Zambian 0 0 0
Zimbabwean 65 0 55
Zulu 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Footnote 17 10 10 0
Other African origins 510 15 495
Black, n.o.s.Footnote 18 80 0 75
Other African origins, n.i.e.Footnote 19 430 10 415
Asian origins 9,900 6,345 3,550
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 1,015 400 620
Afghan 30 20 0
Arab, n.o.s. 100 0 100
Armenian 35 0 20
Assyrian 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 25 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0
Iranian 310 200 115
Iraqi 0 0 0
Israeli 35 0 35
Jordanian 0 0 0
Kazakh 0 0 0
Kurd 0 0 0
Kuwaiti 0 0 0
Lebanese 295 55 240
Palestinian 35 0 25
Pashtun 0 0 0
Saudi Arabian 0 0 0
Syrian 45 15 30
Tajik 0 0 0
Tatar 0 0 0
Turk 75 45 30
Uighur 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0
Yemeni 0 0 0
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Footnote 20 45 0 25
South Asian origins 3,290 2,545 745
Bangladeshi 0 0 0
Bengali 15 0 0
East IndianFootnote 21 2,970 2,250 715
Goan 0 0 0
Gujarati 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0
Nepali 15 0 20
Pakistani 0 0 0
Punjabi 215 120 95
Sinhalese 0 0 0
Sri Lankan 30 20 0
Tamil 0 0 0
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Footnote 22 105 100 0
East and Southeast Asian origins 5,650 3,400 2,255
Burmese 10 0 10
Cambodian (Khmer) 0 0 0
Chinese 2,055 1,220 840
Filipino 1,265 835 425
Hmong 0 0 0
Indonesian 100 0 90
Japanese 1,405 610 800
Korean 580 505 75
Laotian 30 0 30
Malaysian 40 0 40
Mongolian 20 0 0
Singaporean 0 0 0
Taiwanese 35 20 10
Thai 125 45 80
Tibetan 0 0 0
Vietnamese 260 130 130
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 735 95 635
Australian 435 55 380
New Zealander 170 0 150
Pacific Islands origins 145 20 125
Fijian 70 0 50
Hawaiian 15 0 20
Maori 0 0 0
Polynesian, n.o.s. 45 0 45
Samoan 0 0 0
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Footnote 25 15 0 15

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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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