Data tables, 2016 Census

Occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 (13A), Work Activity During the Reference Year (5), Major Field of Study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 (14), Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree (15), Age (10) and Sex (3) for the Population Aged 15 Years and Over in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

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This table details occupation - national occupational classification 2016 , work activity during the reference year , major field of study - classification of instructional programs 2016 , highest certificate, diploma or degree , age and sex for the population aged 15 years and over in private households in Nova Scotia / Nouvelle-Écosse
Data quality
Occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 (13A) Work activity during the reference year (5)
Total - Work activity during the reference yearFootnote 3 Did not workFootnote 4 Worked part year, part time or full time Worked full year part time Worked full year full time
Total - Occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016Footnote 5 774,745 274,380 210,130 37,420 252,825
Occupation - not applicableFootnote 6 260,670 260,675 0 0 0
All occupationsFootnote 7 514,080 13,705 210,130 37,420 252,820
0 Management occupations 48,380 620 10,920 1,475 35,370
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 74,365 1,660 24,345 6,070 42,295
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 29,415 445 9,165 480 19,330
3 Health occupations 40,375 680 14,330 3,810 21,550
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 64,150 1,430 25,245 2,950 34,520
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 15,130 640 8,475 1,550 4,465
6 Sales and service occupations 128,035 5,475 57,460 18,365 46,730
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 73,565 1,545 35,090 1,705 35,220
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 21,245 690 16,175 600 3,785
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 19,420 515 8,920 420 9,560

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not applicable

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Symbol x

suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act

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Symbol F

too unreliable to be published

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

This variable shows the 'primary groupings' variant of CIP. For more information on the CIP classification, see the Classification of Instructional Programs, Canada 2016: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/concepts/classification.

For information on collection, classification and data quality for this variable, refer to the Education Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016, Catalogue no. 98-500-X2016013.

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Footnote 2

Users are advised to consult data quality comments for 'Highest certificate, diploma or degree,' available in the Education Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016, Catalogue no. 98-500-X2016013.

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Footnote 3

Refers to the number of weeks in which a person aged 15 years and over worked for pay or in self-employment in 2015 at all jobs held, even if only for a few hours, and whether these weeks were mostly full time (30 hours or more per week) or mostly part time (less than 30 hours per week). Full year is 49 weeks or over. Part year is less than 49 weeks.

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Footnote 4

Includes persons aged 15 years and over who never worked, persons who worked prior to 2015, persons who worked in 2016, but not in 2015.

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Footnote 5

Refers to the kind of work performed by persons aged 15 years and over as determined by their kind of work and the description of the main activities in their job. The occupation data are produced according to the NOC 2016.

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Footnote 6

Includes persons aged 15 years and over who never worked for pay or self-employment, or last worked for pay or self-employment prior to 2015.

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Footnote 7

Includes persons aged 15 years and over who have worked at some point in time between January 2015 and May 2016.

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Data quality note(s) – Nova Scotia / Nouvelle-Écosse

  • Incomplete enumeration flag
    Default. Not applicable.
  • Long-form data quality flag
    Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 5.5%.
  • Long-form income data quality flag
    Default. Data quality index showing a long-form income non-response rate lower than 10%.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016257.

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