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2011 National Household Survey: Data tables

Tabulation: Census Family Status (12), Aboriginal Identity (8), Area of Residence: Inuit Nunangat (7), Age Groups (8A) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2011 National Household Survey

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This table details census family status , aboriginal identity , area of residence: inuit nunangat , age groups and sex for the population in private households in Nova Scotia / Nouvelle-Écosse
Global non-response rate (GNR)Footnote 1 = 28.2 %
Census family status (12) Aboriginal identity (8)
Total - Population by Aboriginal identity Aboriginal identityFootnote 2 First Nations (North American Indian) single identityFootnote 3 Métis single identity Inuk (Inuit) single identity Multiple Aboriginal identitiesFootnote 4 Aboriginal identities not included elsewhere Footnote 5 Non-Aboriginal identity
Total - Census family status 906,170 33,850 21,895 10,050 700 225 985 872,325
Married spouses 371,980 9,165 4,780 3,775 175 75 360 362,815
Common-law partners 76,930 2,865 1,965 755 40 0 90 74,060
Lone parents 45,685 2,610 1,920 550 65 10 65 43,070
Children in census families 248,090 13,200 9,250 3,250 255 95 345 234,900
Sons and daughters of only one spouse/partner in a couple (stepchildren)Footnote 6 21,090 1,410 1,120 240 15 0 35 19,685
Sons and daughters of both spouses/partners in a couple, excluding stepchildren 156,580 6,195 3,850 2,000 90 50 195 150,390
Sons and daughters of lone parents 67,335 5,370 4,090 985 140 40 115 61,970
Grandchildren living with grandparent(s) with no parents present 3,085 225 190 25 0 0 0 2,855
Persons not in census familiesFootnote 7 163,490 6,010 3,975 1,720 155 35 125 157,475
Foster children 1,225 225 225 0 0 0 0 1,000
Persons not in census families, not including foster children 162,260 5,785 3,745 1,720 155 30 130 156,475

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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

'Aboriginal identity' includes persons who reported being an Aboriginal person, that is, First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit) and/or those who reported Registered or Treaty Indian status, that is registered under the Indian Act of Canada, and/or those who reported membership in a First Nation or Indian band. Aboriginal peoples of Canada are defined in the Constitution Act, 1982, section 35 (2) as including the Indian, Inuit and Métis peoples of Canada.

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Footnote 3

Users should be aware that the estimates associated with this variable are more affected than most by the incomplete enumeration of certain Indian reserves and Indian settlements in the National Household Survey (NHS). In 2011, there were a total of 36 Indian reserves and Indian settlements that were 'incompletely enumerated' in the NHS. For these reserves or settlements, NHS enumeration was either not permitted or was interrupted before it could be completed, or was not possible because of natural events (specifically forest fires in Northern Ontario). For additional information, please refer to the Aboriginal Peoples Reference Guide, National Household Survey, 2011.

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Footnote 4

'Multiple Aboriginal identities' includes persons who reported being any two or all three of the following: First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit).

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Footnote 5

'Aboriginal identities not included elsewhere' includes persons who did not report being First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit) but who did report Registered or Treaty Indian status and/or membership in a First Nation or Indian band.

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Footnote 6

The biological or adopted child of only one spouse/partner in the couple, and whose birth or adoption preceded the current relationship.

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Footnote 7

Persons not in census families may live with relatives (without forming a census family with them), or they may live with non-relatives only or they may live alone.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 99-011-X2011033.

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