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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 Cornwall
Global non-response rate (GNR)^{Footnote 1} = 29.5 %
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}	57,420	28,075	29,345
North American Aboriginal origins	3,425	655	2,775
First Nations (North American Indian)	2,990	620	2,365
Inuit	30	0	30
Métis	435	35	400
Other North American origins	28,315	13,050	15,265
Acadian	175	20	155
American	715	35	675
Canadian	27,640	12,965	14,680
New Brunswicker	0	0	0
Newfoundlander	130	0	125
Nova Scotian	0	0	0
Ontarian	0	0	0
Québécois	25	0	0
Other North American origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 6}	0	0	0
European origins	40,405	12,060	28,345
British Isles origins	26,800	5,695	21,105
Channel Islander	0	0	0
Cornish	0	0	0
English	14,305	2,475	11,835
Irish	10,705	1,325	9,380
Manx	0	0	0
Scottish	10,470	1,635	8,835
Welsh	695	100	600
British Isles origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 7}	900	165	730
French origins	20,460	3,985	16,475
Alsatian	0	0	0
Breton	0	0	0
French	20,460	3,985	16,475
Western European origins (except French origins)	6,275	1,190	5,085
Austrian	150	0	135
Belgian	135	0	130
Dutch	1,965	470	1,495
Flemish	15	0	20
Frisian	0	0	0
German	4,415	675	3,745
Luxembourger	0	0	0
Swiss	75	25	55
Western European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 8}	0	0	0
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins)	560	65	490
Danish	150	40	110
Finnish	75	0	75
Icelandic	0	0	0
Norwegian	185	0	175
Swedish	145	0	140
Northern European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 9}	55	0	50
Eastern European origins	2,045	455	1,595
Bulgarian	0	0	0
Byelorussian	0	0	0
Czech	25	0	20
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.	0	0	0
Estonian	0	0	0
Hungarian	270	120	140
Latvian	0	0	0
Lithuanian	85	0	80
Moldovan	10	0	0
Polish	780	150	630
Romanian	170	15	155
Russian	215	0	205
Slovak	105	0	90
Ukrainian	565	125	445
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 10}	0	0	0
Southern European origins	2,080	610	1,475
Albanian	0	0	0
Bosnian	0	0	0
Croatian	65	25	45
Cypriot	0	0	0
Greek	345	160	185
Italian	1,420	315	1,105
Kosovar	0	0	0
Macedonian	0	0	0
Maltese	0	0	0
Montenegrin	0	0	0
Portuguese	105	25	80
Serbian	0	0	0
Sicilian	0	0	0
Slovenian	0	0	0
Spanish	195	75	125
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.	20	0	0
Southern European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 11}	0	0	0
Other European origins	180	60	125
Basque	0	0	0
Jewish	165	50	115
Roma (Gypsy)	0	0	0
Slavic, n.o.s.	0	0	0
Other European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 12}	0	0	0
Caribbean origins	215	100	115
Antiguan	0	0	0
Bahamian	0	0	0
Barbadian	20	0	0
Bermudan	0	0	0
Carib	0	0	0
Cuban	0	0	0
Dominican	0	0	0
Grenadian	0	0	0
Haitian	50	40	0
Jamaican	40	0	35
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	0	0	0
Vincentian/Grenadinian	0	0	0
West Indian, n.o.s.	0	0	0
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 13}	40	0	0
Latin, Central and South American origins	85	60	0
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Maya)	0	0	0
Argentinian	0	0	0
Belizean	0	0	0
Bolivian	0	0	0
Brazilian	0	0	0
Chilean	0	0	0
Colombian	15	15	0
Costa Rican	0	0	0
Ecuadorian	0	0	0
Guatemalan	0	0	0
Guyanese	0	0	0
Hispanic	0	0	0
Honduran	0	0	0
Maya	0	0	0
Mexican	0	0	0
Nicaraguan	0	0	0
Panamanian	0	0	0
Paraguayan	0	0	0
Peruvian	0	0	0
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	310	85	230
Central and West African origins	15	15	0
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	15	15	0
Guinean	0	0	0
Ibo	0	0	0
Ivorian	0	0	0
Liberian	0	0	0
Malian	0	0	0
Nigerian	0	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	30	35
Algerian	0	0	0
Berber	0	0	0
Coptic	0	0	0
Dinka	0	0	0
Egyptian	45	20	25
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	20	20	0
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	10	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	0	0	0
Tanzanian	0	0	0
Tigrian	0	0	0
Ugandan	0	0	0
Zambian	0	0	0
Zimbabwean	0	0	0
Zulu	0	0	0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 17}	0	0	0
Other African origins	205	20	190
Black, n.o.s.^{Footnote 18}	0	0	0
Other African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 19}	190	15	170
Asian origins	2,990	2,065	925
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins	395	195	205
Afghan	20	25	0
Arab, n.o.s.	130	70	60
Armenian	0	0	0
Assyrian	0	0	0
Azerbaijani	0	0	0
Georgian	0	0	0
Iranian	45	30	0
Iraqi	35	35	0
Israeli	0	0	0
Jordanian	0	0	0
Kazakh	0	0	0
Kurd	0	0	0
Kuwaiti	0	0	0
Lebanese	75	0	70
Palestinian	25	0	25
Pashtun	0	0	0
Saudi Arabian	0	0	0
Syrian	0	0	0
Tajik	0	0	0
Tatar	0	0	0
Turk	75	0	60
Uighur	0	0	0
Uzbek	0	0	0
Yemeni	0	0	0
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 20}	0	0	0
South Asian origins	1,940	1,420	520
Bangladeshi	10	0	10
Bengali	15	20	0
East Indian^{Footnote 21}	895	545	355
Goan	0	0	0
Gujarati	0	0	0
Kashmiri	0	0	0
Nepali	0	0	0
Pakistani	355	275	80
Punjabi	0	0	0
Sinhalese	0	0	0
Sri Lankan	535	430	110
Tamil	240	145	95
South Asian origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 22}	10	10	0
East and Southeast Asian origins	590	350	235
Burmese	0	0	0
Cambodian (Khmer)	0	0	0
Chinese	315	195	125
Filipino	90	35	50
Hmong	0	0	0
Indonesian	0	0	0
Japanese	40	25	0
Korean	0	0	0
Laotian	0	0	0
Malaysian	20	0	20
Mongolian	0	0	0
Singaporean	0	0	0
Taiwanese	40	35	0
Thai	0	0	0
Tibetan	0	0	0
Vietnamese	110	45	65
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 23}	0	0	0
Other Asian origins	100	105	0
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 24}	100	100	0
Oceania origins	35	0	30
Australian	35	0	30
New Zealander	0	0	0
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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