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Table 10.2.1 AMS estimated overcoverage for Canada, provinces and territories, 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses

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Provinces and territories 1996 2001 Percentage increase (%) 2006 Percentage increase (%)
Estimated number Standard error Coefficient of variation (%) Estimated number Standard error Coefficient of variation (%) Estimated number Standard error Coefficient of variation (%)
Canada 93,688 3,505 3.74 146,412 3,430 2.34 56.28 292,594 4,578 1.56 99.84
Newfoundland and Labrador 1,366 113 8.27 1,657 118 7.12 21.32 4,710 129 2.74 184.20
Prince Edward Island 445 25 5.62 439 31 7.06 -1.32 1,293 64 4.95 194.55
Nova Scotia 2,098 174 8.29 2,875 201 6.99 37.04 6,696 254 3.79 132.90
New Brunswick 1,609 157 9.76 2,608 230 8.82 62.08 5,807 261 4.49 122.67
Quebec 22,893 1,777 7.76 35,061 1,635 4.66 53.15 68,373 2,008 2.94 95.01
Ontario 37,387 2,822 7.55 53,378 2,490 4.66 42.77 108,488 3,572 3.29 103.24
Manitoba 3,445 301 8.74 4,128 303 7.34 19.84 8,873 420 4.73 114.92
Saskatchewan 2,034 199 9.78 3,629 272 7.49 78.43 7,601 347 4.56 109.43
Alberta 5,226 473 9.05 13,263 834 6.29 153.79 26,574 1,327 5.00 100.36
British Columbia 16,697 858 5.14 28,710 1,386 4.83 71.95 53,338 1,392 2.61 85.78
Yukon Territory 81 10 12.35 173 26 14.99 114.20 230 16 6.75 32.81
Northwest Territories 407 50 12.29 325 25 7.70 -20.26 446 30 6.79 37.40
Nunavut 165 27 16.40 164 19 11.66 -0.10

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Sources: Statistics Canada, Automated Match Study for 1996, 2001 and 2006.