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2011 National Household Survey: Data tables

Tabulation: Detailed Mother Tongue (158), Generation Status (4), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Number of Non-Official Languages Spoken (5), Age Groups (10) 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 detailed mother tongue , generation status , knowledge of official languages , number of non-official languages spoken , age groups and sex for the population in private households in Quebec / QuébecFootnote 1
Global non-response rate (GNR)Footnote 2 = 22.4 %
Detailed mother tongue (158) Generation status (4)
Total - Generation status First generationFootnote 3 Second generationFootnote 4 Third generation or moreFootnote 5
Total - Detailed mother tongue 7,732,525 1,055,130 685,170 5,992,225
Single responses 7,629,915 1,010,120 649,745 5,970,045
English 589,605 82,750 166,755 340,100
French 6,053,020 201,215 282,155 5,569,640
Non-official languages 987,295 726,155 200,830 60,305
Aboriginal languages 42,785 55 175 42,555
Romance languages 306,515 215,355 80,285 10,880
Italian 114,030 57,560 46,905 9,570
Portuguese 33,895 25,015 8,435 440
Romanian 29,415 26,700 2,670 45
Spanish 128,935 105,870 22,240 825
Catalan 185 165 20 0
Romance languages, n.i.e. 65 40 0 0
Germanic languages 29,860 19,780 9,455 625
Dutch 3,210 2,820 370 15
Flemish 520 460 60 0
Frisian 25 15 0 0
German 15,185 12,405 2,545 230
Yiddish 9,400 2,670 6,350 375
Scandinavian languages 1,285 1,170 105 0
Danish 355 315 35 0
Icelandic 25 25 0 0
Norwegian 320 265 45 0
Swedish 590 560 25 0
Afrikaans 100 100 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 150 140 0 0
Celtic languages 125 120 0 0
Gaelic languages 70 65 0 0
Welsh 15 15 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 50 50 0 0
Slavic languages 62,925 52,065 10,320 540
Belarusian (Byelorussian) 100 80 20 0
Bosnian 1,390 1,225 170 0
Bulgarian 6,220 5,620 570 30
Croatian 2,260 1,670 540 45
Czech 1,510 1,320 185 0
Macedonian 250 205 45 0
Polish 15,160 11,240 3,775 150
Russian 24,790 22,480 2,305 0
Serbian 2,710 2,315 390 0
Serbo-Croatian 2,050 1,825 225 0
Slovak 1,010 690 280 30
Slovenian 745 545 200 0
Ukrainian 4,280 2,495 1,525 260
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 445 350 90 0
Baltic languages 975 580 335 60
Latvian 350 240 100 0
Lithuanian 625 335 235 50
Greek 41,975 21,070 17,200 3,710
Armenian 15,555 11,140 4,275 140
Albanian 2,635 2,270 360 0
Georgian 90 85 0 0
Finno-Ugric languages 7,000 5,670 1,275 55
Estonian 200 145 45 0
Finnish 350 235 115 0
Hungarian 6,450 5,290 1,120 45
Turkic languages 7,610 5,870 1,735 0
Azerbaijani 195 190 0 0
Turkish 7,170 5,445 1,715 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 245 235 0 0
Mongolian 155 150 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages 162,255 138,055 23,975 220
Berber languages (Kabyle) 5,990 5,495 500 0
Cushitic languages 8,910 7,735 1,170 0
Oromo 8,060 7,215 835 0
Somali 855 525 330 0
Semitic languages 145,745 123,335 22,190 215
Amharic 725 630 100 0
Arabic 140,440 119,050 21,175 215
Hebrew 4,145 3,265 870 0
Maltese 35 30 0 0
Tigrigna 290 245 40 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 110 105 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 1,610 1,495 120 0
Indo-Iranian languages 64,980 51,455 13,395 130
Indo-Aryan languages 42,930 32,765 10,075 95
Bengali 11,015 8,115 2,870 25
Gujarati 6,075 4,410 1,655 0
Hindi 2,885 2,425 455 10
Konkani 95 100 0 0
Marathi 145 145 0 0
Panjabi (Punjabi) 11,425 9,010 2,395 15
Sindhi 165 125 40 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 605 555 50 0
Urdu 9,190 6,605 2,555 30
Nepali 1,325 1,275 45 0
Iranian languages 21,460 18,200 3,235 20
Kurdish 755 620 130 0
Pashto 1,070 640 435 0
Persian (Farsi) 19,635 16,945 2,675 15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 585 490 85 0
Dravidian languages 17,780 12,610 5,140 0
Kannada 270 225 45 0
Malayalam 250 230 0 0
Tamil 16,910 11,845 5,030 0
Telugu 340 300 35 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 20 10 0 0
Japanese 2,455 2,040 375 40
Korean 4,750 4,255 495 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 65,820 52,640 13,020 155
Chinese languages 65,570 52,420 12,995 155
Cantonese 10,800 7,745 3,025 30
Chaochow (Teochow) 305 200 110 0
Fukien 65 65 0 0
Hakka 165 160 0 0
Mandarin 11,520 9,955 1,550 20
Shanghainese 95 70 0 0
Taiwanese 505 470 35 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 42,115 33,755 8,255 105
Tibetan languages 65 40 0 0
Burmese 135 135 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 50 40 0 0
Tai languages 5,765 4,560 1,170 35
Lao 4,925 3,775 1,115 40
Thai 840 790 55 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 40,200 29,315 10,760 120
Khmer (Cambodian) 10,095 7,400 2,670 25
Vietnamese 30,105 21,915 8,090 95
Malayo-Polynesian languages 22,345 21,395 940 0
Bisayan languages 1,080 1,070 0 0
Ilocano 1,920 1,865 55 0
Malay 810 750 60 0
Pampango 165 155 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 16,860 16,100 745 0
Bikol 95 95 0 0
Malagasy 1,045 1,000 45 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 105 95 0 0
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. 275 270 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 22,080 20,795 1,255 30
Akan (Twi) 1,100 935 165 0
Bantu languages 11,380 10,900 460 0
Lingala 2,530 2,410 120 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 2,615 2,570 45 0
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 2,035 2,000 40 0
Shona 75 75 0 0
Swahili 2,025 1,850 170 0
Ganda 50 55 0 0
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 2,040 1,945 85 0
Edo 115 80 0 0
Igbo 120 95 20 0
Wolof 2,375 2,275 105 0
Bamanankan 845 760 80 0
Ewe 510 510 0 0
Ga 130 110 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 5,505 5,130 370 0
African languages, n.i.e. 1,210 1,120 95 0
Creoles 57,935 53,225 4,610 100
Non-verbal languages 1,110 130 130 845
American Sign Language 45 0 0 30
Quebec Sign Language 395 30 0 345
Sign languages, n.i.e. 670 85 110 470
Other languages 410 350 50 0
Multiple responses 102,610 45,005 35,430 22,175
English and French 24,185 1,565 5,045 17,575
English and non-official language 25,780 12,135 11,355 2,290
French and non-official language 49,600 30,245 17,405 1,950
English, French and non-official language 3,045 1,065 1,625 360

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

Excludes National Household Survey data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.

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Footnote 2

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 3

'First generation' includes persons who were born outside Canada. For the most part, these are people who are now, or have ever been, immigrants to Canada.

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Footnote 4

'Second generation' includes persons who were born in Canada and had at least one parent born outside Canada. For the most part, these are the children of immigrants.

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Footnote 5

'Third generation or more' includes persons who were born in Canada with both parents born in Canada.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 99-010-X2011034.

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