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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. John's
Global non-response rate (GNR)Footnote 1 = 27.5 %
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 5 193,830 120,790 73,045
North American Aboriginal origins 7,470 1,390 6,080
First Nations (North American Indian) 5,160 810 4,345
Inuit 1,445 330 1,115
Métis 1,205 245 960
Other North American origins 89,020 56,745 32,275
Acadian 225 0 210
American 1,010 55 955
Canadian 86,120 55,735 30,380
New Brunswicker 0 0 0
Newfoundlander 2,625 915 1,710
Nova Scotian 0 0 0
Ontarian 0 0 0
Québécois 30 0 0
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Footnote 6 60 0 60
European origins 129,815 59,080 70,730
British Isles origins 124,795 56,670 68,120
Channel Islander 105 0 100
Cornish 0 0 0
English 87,480 34,110 53,365
Irish 62,130 19,810 42,315
Manx 0 0 0
Scottish 15,840 1,720 14,120
Welsh 2,450 235 2,210
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Footnote 7 2,435 785 1,650
French origins 9,155 575 8,585
Alsatian 0 0 0
Breton 0 0 0
French 9,155 575 8,585
Western European origins (except French origins) 5,755 645 5,110
Austrian 180 0 165
Belgian 55 0 50
Dutch 1,020 130 885
Flemish 0 0 0
Frisian 0 0 0
German 4,700 485 4,220
Luxembourger 0 0 0
Swiss 55 15 40
Western European origins, n.i.e.Footnote 8 0 0 0
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 1,830 310 1,520
Danish 215 40 175
Finnish 155 0 135
Icelandic 140 20 115
Norwegian 785 45 745
Swedish 550 175 370
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Footnote 9 60 0 40
Eastern European origins 2,470 415 2,060
Bulgarian 30 0 0
Byelorussian 0 0 0
Czech 35 0 35
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s. 15 0 15
Estonian 0 0 0
Hungarian 165 35 135
Latvian 15 0 0
Lithuanian 35 0 35
Moldovan 0 0 0
Polish 760 60 695
Romanian 110 45 70
Russian 725 80 640
Slovak 175 75 95
Ukrainian 645 90 555
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Footnote 10 0 0 0
Southern European origins 2,290 430 1,855
Albanian 40 25 0
Bosnian 0 0 0
Croatian 25 20 0
Cypriot 15 0 15
Greek 295 50 245
Italian 1,085 120 965
Kosovar 0 0 0
Macedonian 0 0 0
Maltese 0 0 0
Montenegrin 0 0 0
Portuguese 460 80 380
Serbian 0 0 0
Sicilian 0 0 0
Slovenian 0 0 0
Spanish 370 55 320
Yugoslavian, n.o.s. 20 0 0
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Footnote 11 0 0 0
Other European origins 275 40 240
Basque 55 0 50
Jewish 200 20 180
Roma (Gypsy) 0 0 0
Slavic, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Other European origins, n.i.e.Footnote 12 30 15 10
Caribbean origins 565 135 430
Antiguan 0 0 0
Bahamian 0 0 0
Barbadian 235 50 185
Bermudan 0 0 0
Carib 0 0 0
Cuban 0 0 0
Dominican 0 0 0
Grenadian 0 0 0
Haitian 0 0 0
Jamaican 130 60 65
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. 70 0 50
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Footnote 13 65 0 65
Latin, Central and South American origins 400 155 250
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Maya) 0 0 0
Argentinian 15 0 10
Belizean 0 0 0
Bolivian 0 0 0
Brazilian 0 0 0
Chilean 25 25 0
Colombian 90 70 20
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 55 35 0
Nicaraguan 0 0 0
Panamanian 0 0 0
Paraguayan 0 0 0
Peruvian 0 0 0
Salvadorean 30 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 950 550 395
Central and West African origins 230 215 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 35 35 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 145 145 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 175 55 125
Algerian 15 0 15
Berber 0 0 0
Coptic 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0
Egyptian 60 0 60
Libyan 10 10 0
Maure 0 0 0
Moroccan 0 0 0
Sudanese 70 35 40
Tunisian 0 0 0
North African origins, n.i.e.Footnote 16 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins 330 250 75
Afrikaner 0 0 0
Amhara 0 0 0
Bantu, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Burundian 0 0 0
Eritrean 25 25 0
Ethiopian 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0
Kenyan 20 20 0
Malagasy 25 25 0
Mauritian 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0
Rwandan 0 0 0
Seychellois 0 0 0
Somali 0 0 0
South African 85 30 60
Tanzanian 0 0 0
Tigrian 0 0 0
Ugandan 50 50 0
Zambian 0 0 0
Zimbabwean 0 0 0
Zulu 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Footnote 17 65 65 0
Other African origins 255 35 215
Black, n.o.s.Footnote 18 25 15 0
Other African origins, n.i.e.Footnote 19 225 20 205
Asian origins 4,245 2,725 1,520
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 815 375 445
Afghan 0 0 0
Arab, n.o.s. 105 40 65
Armenian 0 0 0
Assyrian 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0
Iranian 170 160 0
Iraqi 10 0 0
Israeli 0 0 0
Jordanian 30 0 25
Kazakh 0 0 0
Kurd 0 0 0
Kuwaiti 0 0 0
Lebanese 365 50 315
Palestinian 30 0 30
Pashtun 0 0 0
Saudi Arabian 30 30 0
Syrian 40 0 25
Tajik 0 0 0
Tatar 0 0 0
Turk 25 15 0
Uighur 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0
Yemeni 0 0 0
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Footnote 20 40 20 15
South Asian origins 1,375 940 440
Bangladeshi 75 55 15
Bengali 0 0 0
East IndianFootnote 21 925 525 400
Goan 0 0 0
Gujarati 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0
Nepali 105 105 0
Pakistani 65 0 60
Punjabi 60 0 60
Sinhalese 0 0 0
Sri Lankan 115 105 0
Tamil 0 0 0
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Footnote 22 200 130 70
East and Southeast Asian origins 1,890 1,255 635
Burmese 0 0 0
Cambodian (Khmer) 0 0 0
Chinese 1,360 930 430
Filipino 185 100 85
Hmong 0 0 0
Indonesian 0 0 0
Japanese 70 40 0
Korean 95 65 0
Laotian 0 0 0
Malaysian 20 0 20
Mongolian 0 0 0
Singaporean 0 0 0
Taiwanese 100 55 40
Thai 25 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0
Vietnamese 80 30 50
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Footnote 23 0 0 0
Other Asian origins 185 160 25
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Footnote 24 185 160 20
Oceania origins 85 0 85
Australian 65 0 65
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 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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