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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 AlbertaFootnote 1
Global non-response rate (GNR)Footnote 2 = 27.4 %
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 3,567,975 715,370 681,775 2,170,830
Single responses 3,518,790 691,550 663,525 2,163,715
English 2,775,660 176,720 533,760 2,065,180
French 64,480 6,340 5,580 52,555
Non-official languages 678,655 508,490 124,185 45,980
Aboriginal languages 24,155 95 180 23,880
Romance languages 66,775 55,540 10,760 475
Italian 11,750 7,760 3,860 130
Portuguese 6,905 5,440 1,430 35
Romanian 6,110 5,405 650 50
Spanish 41,960 36,885 4,820 255
Catalan 50 45 0 0
Romance languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 90,455 53,085 25,450 11,920
Dutch 17,595 14,150 3,155 290
Flemish 335 210 125 0
Frisian 425 400 20 0
German 64,575 32,225 20,855 11,500
Yiddish 135 90 45 0
Scandinavian languages 4,855 3,630 1,095 125
Danish 2,790 2,390 370 35
Icelandic 145 50 50 40
Norwegian 1,000 595 380 0
Swedish 920 595 295 30
Afrikaans 2,495 2,350 150 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 35 35 0 0
Celtic languages 275 215 10 45
Gaelic languages 165 115 0 45
Welsh 105 100 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 73,615 44,070 21,570 7,985
Belarusian (Byelorussian) 40 30 0 0
Bosnian 1,790 1,560 235 0
Bulgarian 1,115 1,020 95 0
Croatian 3,435 2,555 845 35
Czech 2,700 2,150 515 25
Macedonian 310 260 50 0
Polish 19,060 14,195 4,640 225
Russian 13,880 12,005 1,470 405
Serbian 3,210 2,745 465 0
Serbo-Croatian 855 810 45 0
Slovak 2,025 1,570 450 0
Slovenian 585 490 90 0
Ukrainian 24,345 4,460 12,595 7,290
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 280 215 60 0
Baltic languages 805 605 195 0
Latvian 405 325 75 0
Lithuanian 405 275 120 0
Greek 2,680 1,420 1,165 95
Armenian 385 360 25 0
Albanian 1,230 1,155 80 0
Georgian 55 35 0 0
Finno-Ugric languages 7,520 5,210 2,220 80
Estonian 140 105 40 0
Finnish 900 545 325 25
Hungarian 6,475 4,570 1,855 55
Turkic languages 2,830 2,360 475 0
Azerbaijani 240 220 15 0
Turkish 2,055 1,725 330 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 535 410 125 0
Mongolian 305 295 10 0
Afro-Asiatic languages 41,255 33,810 7,150 290
Berber languages (Kabyle) 20 20 0 0
Cushitic languages 6,425 5,320 1,100 0
Oromo 1,510 1,320 195 0
Somali 4,910 4,005 905 0
Semitic languages 34,710 28,385 6,030 295
Amharic 5,270 4,790 475 0
Arabic 26,050 20,595 5,195 260
Hebrew 885 670 180 0
Maltese 60 60 0 0
Tigrigna 1,745 1,625 120 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 700 645 55 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 110 90 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 118,070 95,010 22,780 280
Indo-Aryan languages 102,045 81,225 20,550 265
Bengali 5,090 4,550 540 0
Gujarati 8,725 7,705 1,020 0
Hindi 12,320 10,550 1,740 25
Konkani 305 300 0 0
Marathi 895 810 90 0
Panjabi (Punjabi) 49,810 36,650 12,970 190
Sindhi 2,450 2,105 335 10
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 2,205 2,105 100 0
Urdu 18,690 14,935 3,720 0
Nepali 1,555 1,520 35 0
Iranian languages 14,780 12,670 2,095 0
Kurdish 1,620 1,290 330 0
Pashto 2,075 1,595 480 0
Persian (Farsi) 11,085 9,785 1,285 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 1,245 1,110 130 0
Dravidian languages 7,105 6,470 620 0
Kannada 360 330 30 0
Malayalam 3,005 2,755 245 0
Tamil 2,850 2,605 235 0
Telugu 845 740 105 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 50 40 0 0
Japanese 4,515 3,355 1,090 75
Korean 12,840 11,710 1,125 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 104,165 84,415 19,555 205
Chinese languages 103,030 83,375 19,450 200
Cantonese 36,240 26,540 9,625 80
Chaochow (Teochow) 455 375 75 0
Fukien 460 430 35 0
Hakka 250 215 40 0
Mandarin 18,845 16,745 2,085 15
Shanghainese 215 210 0 0
Taiwanese 390 385 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 46,160 38,470 7,585 105
Tibetan languages 330 255 70 0
Burmese 295 285 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 510 490 25 0
Tai languages 2,185 1,940 240 0
Lao 1,070 880 190 0
Thai 1,110 1,060 50 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 24,960 19,410 5,480 75
Khmer (Cambodian) 1,985 1,645 345 0
Vietnamese 22,970 17,760 5,135 70
Malayo-Polynesian languages 76,955 74,330 2,575 50
Bisayan languages 3,510 3,480 25 0
Ilocano 3,465 3,340 110 0
Malay 1,125 1,100 25 0
Pampango 410 380 30 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 67,395 64,995 2,365 30
Bikol 245 250 0 0
Malagasy 35 35 0 0
Fijian 160 150 0 0
Pangasinan 130 120 0 0
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. 490 480 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 9,285 8,855 425 0
Akan (Twi) 1,175 1,125 55 0
Bantu languages 4,805 4,575 225 0
Lingala 155 155 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 250 230 0 0
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 685 625 60 0
Shona 740 690 0 0
Swahili 1,485 1,440 40 0
Ganda 125 125 0 0
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 1,370 1,315 50 0
Edo 85 85 0 0
Igbo 560 550 0 0
Wolof 80 75 0 0
Bamanankan 55 50 0 0
Ewe 105 100 0 0
Ga 80 75 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 2,340 2,220 130 0
African languages, n.i.e. 3,960 3,175 785 0
Creoles 1,230 1,185 40 0
Non-verbal languages 715 70 165 480
American Sign Language 225 15 45 160
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 495 50 120 325
Other languages 330 320 0 0
Multiple responses 49,190 23,820 18,255 7,115
English and French 3,275 175 445 2,655
English and non-official language 43,930 22,360 17,405 4,165
French and non-official language 1,625 1,120 280 225
English, French and non-official language 355 155 125 75

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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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