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Table 1.2.2
Estimated population net undercoverage and standard errors for various characteristics, 2006 Census

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Characteristics Population net undercoverage Population net undercoverage rate
Estimated number Standard error Estimated rate (%) Standard error (%)
Canada 868,657 53,926 2.67 0.17
Provinces and territories
Newfoundland and Labrador 5,046 2,710 0.99 0.54
Prince Edward Island 1,903 701 1.38 0.52
Nova Scotia 24,558 4,885 2.62 0.53
New Brunswick 16,059 3,105 2.15 0.43
Quebec 60,751 24,077 0.80 0.32
Ontario 465,824 41,363 3.69 0.34
Manitoba 34,330 6,469 2.90 0.56
Saskatchewan 22,594 4,805 2.28 0.50
Alberta 111,353 16,091 3.27 0.49
British Columbia 121,551 16,591 2.87 0.40
Yukon Territory 1,805 194 5.61 0.64
Northwest Territories 1,620 236 3.76 0.57
Nunavut 1,264 176 4.11 0.59
Sex and age group
Both sexes 868,657 53,926 2.67 0.17
0 to 4 years 47,213 10,962 2.72 0.65
5 to 14 years 33,881 17,649 0.86 0.45
15 to 17 years -9,961 7,949 -0.76 0.61
18 to 19 years 54,842 12,879 6.22 1.55
20 to 24 years 171,783 15,355 7.63 0.73
25 to 34 years 348,205 22,541 8.00 0.56
35 to 44 years 217,060 23,796 4.31 0.49
45 to 54 years 75,931 21,137 1.50 0.42
55 to 64 years -10,667 19,326 -0.29 0.53
65 years and over -59,632 17,100 -1.39 0.39
Males 626,591 40,416 3.89 0.26
0 to 4 years 25,723 8,123 2.89 0.94
5 to 14 years 15,851 12,577 0.79 0.63
15 to 17 years -3,303 5,912 -0.49 0.88
18 to 19 years 35,577 10,227 7.78 2.41
20 to 24 years 109,533 11,693 9.46 1.11
25 to 34 years 215,942 16,971 9.91 0.86
35 to 44 years 169,133 18,604 6.66 0.78
45 to 54 years 75,289 16,811 2.98 0.69
55 to 64 years 15,128 13,756 0.83 0.76
65 years and over -32,284 10,498 -1.74 0.56
Females 242,066 36,360 1.48 0.23
0 to 4 years 21,490 7,578 2.54 0.92
5 to 14 years 18,030 12,398 0.94 0.65
15 to 17 years -6,658 5,314 -1.05 0.83
18 to 19 years 19,265 7,830 4.54 1.93
20 to 24 years 62,251 10,001 5.69 0.97
25 to 34 years 132,263 14,947 6.08 0.73
35 to 44 years 47,927 14,930 1.92 0.61
45 to 54 years 642 12,826 0.03 0.51
55 to 64 years -25,794 13,580 -1.40 0.73
65 years and over -27,349 13,508 -1.13 0.55
Marital status and sex for persons 15 years and over
Both sexes 787,563 50,136 2.94 0.19
Never married 515,925 30,850 6.70 0.43
Married or common-law 153,998 32,329 1.00 0.21
Separated 69,669 14,710 9.75 2.26
Divorced 67,055 16,630 4.39 1.14
Widowed -19,449 11,268 -1.28 0.73
Unknown 364 229 … …
Males 585,016 37,750 4.43 0.30
Never married 374,462 24,264 8.82 0.62
Married or common-law 105,454 23,903 1.37 0.31
Separated 55,716 12,956 16.84 4.58
Divorced 50,104 10,986 7.86 1.86
Widowed -1,055 5,193 -0.38 1.85
Unknown 335 228 … …
Females 202,547 33,531 1.49 0.25
Never married 141,464 19,245 4.09 0.58
Married or common-law 48,544 21,934 0.63 0.29
Separated 13,953 6,967 3.63 1.88
Divorced 16,951 12,492 1.91 1.43
Widowed -18,394 10,001 -1.48 0.80
Unknown 29 21 … …
Legal marital status and sex for persons 15 years and over
Both sexes 787,563 50,136 2.94 0.19
Never married 595,420 33,517 6.15 0.37
Married 59,420 28,143 0.47 0.23
Separated 79,435 15,523 9.29 1.98
Divorced 72,700 17,981 3.37 0.86
Widowed -20,187 11,416 -1.27 0.71
Unknown 775 471 100.00 121.47
Males 585,016 37,750 4.43 0.30
Never married 426,685 26,303 8.13 0.54
Married 35,817 20,319 0.57 0.33
Separated 64,579 13,727 15.82 3.89
Divorced 57,493 12,171 5.97 1.34
Widowed 108 5,484 0.03 1.76
Unknown 335 228 … …
Females 202,547 33,531 1.49 0.25
Never married 168,735 21,021 3.81 0.49
Married 23,604 19,601 0.38 0.31
Separated 14,855 7,251 3.33 1.68
Divorced 15,207 13,245 1.27 1.12
Widowed -20,295 10,014 -1.58 0.77
Unknown 440 412 … …
Common-law status and sex for persons 15 years and over
Both sexes 787,563 50,136 2.94 0.19
In a common-law relationship 113,148 16,757 3.98 0.61
Not in a common-law relationship 674,415 47,641 2.81 0.20
Males 585,016 37,750 4.43 0.30
In a common-law relationship 78,539 13,016 5.42 0.95
Not in a common-law relationship 506,477 35,714 4.31 0.32
Females 202,547 33,531 1.49 0.25
In a common-law relationship 34,608 10,574 2.48 0.78
Not in a common-law relationship 167,938 31,989 1.37 0.27
Mother tongue
Both sexes 868,657 53,926 2.67 0.17
English 439,185 41,156 2.31 0.22
French 36,020 21,665 0.52 0.32
Other 385,432 27,086 6.89 0.52
English and French 6,913 7,896 2.81 3.30
English and Other -3,865 6,160 -0.66 1.04
French and Other -656 2,027 -0.81 2.49
English, French and Other -193 1,699 -0.30 2.67
Unknown 5,821 1,761 … …
Census metropolitan area (CMA)
St. John's -799 1,399 -0.44 0.77
Halifax 10,905 3,355 2.84 0.90
Moncton 4,403 1,565 3.37 1.24
Saint John 2,941 1,236 2.35 1.01
Saguenay -2,636 2,785 -1.77 1.84
Québec -8,195 6,378 -1.16 0.89
Sherbrooke 4,354 3,751 2.28 2.01
Trois-Rivières 2,181 3,656 1.52 2.58
Montréal 47,647 16,754 1.29 0.46
Ottawa–Gatineau 31,748 11,747 2.73 1.04
Kingston 10,355 8,371 6.36 5.47
Peterborough 2,352 3,875 1.98 3.32
Oshawa 9,763 5,721 2.87 1.73
Toronto 265,681 28,852 4.94 0.56
Hamilton 8,894 7,655 1.27 1.10
St. Catherines–Niagara 6,996 7,004 1.76 1.79
Kitchener 29,651 9,175 6.17 2.03
Brantford 1,731 3,356 1.37 2.69
Guelph 3,638 3,472 2.78 2.73
London 13,664 7,262 2.90 1.59
Windsor 7,140 5,808 2.16 1.80
Barrie 8,030 4,997 4.34 2.82
Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury 12,195 7,911 7.15 4.97
Thunder Bay -745 2,829 -0.61 2.30
Winnipeg 12,975 4,656 1.83 0.67
Regina 2,203 2,231 1.12 1.14
Saskatoon 4,595 2,199 1.93 0.94
Calgary 29,682 7,953 2.68 0.74
Edmonton 23,425 9,276 2.21 0.90
Kelowna 9,031 3,968 5.27 2.44
Abbotsford 3,528 3,161 2.17 1.99
Vancouver 81,275 12,514 3.70 0.59
Victoria -2,787 4,038 -0.85 1.22
All CMAs 635,822 46,428 2.87 0.22
Outside a CMA 232,836 28,889 2.25 0.29
… not applicable

Sources: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census, 2006 Reverse Record Check (RRC) and 2006 Census Overcoverage Study (COS).
Date Modified: 2020-10-16

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