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2011 National Household Survey: Data tables
Ethnic Origin (264), Single and Multiple Ethnic Origin Responses (3), Generation Status (4), Age Groups (10) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 National Household Survey
About this variable: Ethnic origin (264)
Definition
Ethnic origin
Part A - Short definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Ethnic origin refers to the ethnic or cultural origins of the respondent's ancestors.
Values
- Total - Ethnic origins Footnote 1
- North American Aboriginal origins
- First Nations (North American Indian)
- Inuit
- Métis
- Other North American origins
- Acadian
- American
- Canadian
- New Brunswicker
- Newfoundlander
- Nova Scotian
- Ontarian
- Québécois
- Other North American origins, n.i.e. Footnote 15
- European origins
- British Isles origins
- Channel Islander
- Cornish
- English
- Irish
- Manx
- Scottish
- Welsh
- British Isles origins, n.i.e. Footnote 25
- French origins
- Alsatian
- Breton
- French
- Western European origins (except French origins)
- Austrian
- Belgian
- Dutch
- Flemish
- Frisian
- German
- Luxembourger
- Swiss
- Western European origins, n.i.e. Footnote 39
- Northern European origins (except British Isles origins)
- Danish
- Finnish
- Icelandic
- Norwegian
- Swedish
- Northern European origins, n.i.e. Footnote 46
- Eastern European origins
- Bulgarian
- Byelorussian
- Czech
- Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.
- Estonian
- Hungarian
- Latvian
- Lithuanian
- Moldovan
- Polish
- Romanian
- Russian
- Slovak
- Ukrainian
- Eastern European origins, n.i.e. Footnote 62
- Southern European origins
- Albanian
- Bosnian
- Croatian
- Cypriot
- Greek
- Italian
- Kosovar
- Macedonian
- Maltese
- Montenegrin
- Portuguese
- Serbian
- Sicilian
- Slovenian
- Spanish
- Yugoslavian, n.o.s.
- Southern European origins, n.i.e. Footnote 80
- Other European origins
- Basque
- Jewish
- Roma (Gypsy)
- Slavic, n.o.s.
- Other European origins, n.i.e. Footnote 86
- Caribbean origins
- Antiguan
- Bahamian
- Barbadian
- Bermudan
- Carib
- Cuban
- Dominican
- Grenadian
- Haitian
- Jamaican
- Kittitian/Nevisian
- Martinican
- Montserratan
- Puerto Rican
- St. Lucian
- Trinidadian/Tobagonian
- Vincentian/Grenadinian
- West Indian, n.o.s.
- Caribbean origins, n.i.e. Footnote 106
- Latin, Central and South American origins
- Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Maya)
- Argentinian
- Belizean
- Bolivian
- Brazilian
- Chilean
- Colombian
- Costa Rican
- Ecuadorian
- Guatemalan
- Guyanese
- Hispanic
- Honduran
- Maya
- Mexican
- Nicaraguan
- Panamanian
- Paraguayan
- Peruvian
- Salvadorean
- Uruguayan
- Venezuelan
- Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e. Footnote 130
- African origins
- Central and West African origins
- Akan
- Angolan
- Ashanti
- Beninese
- Burkinabe
- Cameroonian
- Chadian
- Congolese
- Gabonese
- Gambian
- Ghanaian
- Guinean
- Ibo
- Ivorian
- Liberian
- Malian
- Nigerian
- Peulh
- Senegalese
- Sierra Leonean
- Togolese
- Yoruba
- Central and West African origins, n.i.e. Footnote 155
- North African origins
- Algerian
- Berber
- Coptic
- Dinka
- Egyptian
- Libyan
- Maure
- Moroccan
- Sudanese
- Tunisian
- North African origins, n.i.e. Footnote 167
- Southern and East African origins
- Afrikaner
- Amhara
- Bantu, n.o.s.
- Burundian
- Eritrean
- Ethiopian
- Harari
- Kenyan
- Malagasy
- Mauritian
- Oromo
- Rwandan
- Seychellois
- Somali
- South African
- Tanzanian
- Tigrian
- Ugandan
- Zambian
- Zimbabwean
- Zulu
- Southern and East African origins, n.i.e. Footnote 190
- Other African origins
- Black, n.o.s. Footnote 192
- Other African origins, n.i.e. Footnote 193
- Asian origins
- West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins
- Afghan
- Arab, n.o.s.
- Armenian
- Assyrian
- Azerbaijani
- Georgian
- Iranian
- Iraqi
- Israeli
- Jordanian
- Kazakh
- Kurd
- Kuwaiti
- Lebanese
- Palestinian
- Pashtun
- Saudi Arabian
- Syrian
- Tajik
- Tatar
- Turk
- Uighur
- Uzbek
- Yemeni
- West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e. Footnote 220
- South Asian origins
- Bangladeshi
- Bengali
- East Indian Footnote 224
- Goan
- Gujarati
- Kashmiri
- Nepali
- Pakistani
- Punjabi
- Sinhalese
- Sri Lankan
- Tamil
- South Asian origins, n.i.e. Footnote 234
- East and Southeast Asian origins
- Burmese
- Cambodian (Khmer)
- Chinese
- Filipino
- Hmong
- Indonesian
- Japanese
- Korean
- Laotian
- Malaysian
- Mongolian
- Singaporean
- Taiwanese
- Thai
- Tibetan
- Vietnamese
- East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e. Footnote 252
- Other Asian origins
- Other Asian origins, n.i.e. Footnote 254
- Oceania origins
- Australian
- New Zealander
- Pacific Islands origins
- Fijian
- Hawaiian
- Maori
- Polynesian, n.o.s.
- Samoan
- Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e. Footnote 264
Footnotes
- Footnote 1
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This is a total population estimate. The sum of the ethnic groups in this table is greater than the total population estimate because a person may report more than one ethnic origin in the NHS.
- Footnote 15
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Includes general responses indicating North American origins (e.g., 'North American') as well as more specific responses indicating North American origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Maritimer,' 'Manitoban').
- Footnote 25
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Includes general responses indicating British Isles origins (e.g., 'British,' 'United Kingdom') as well as more specific responses indicating British Isles origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Celtic').
- Footnote 39
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Includes general responses indicating Western European origins (e.g., 'Western European') as well as more specific responses indicating Western European origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Liechtensteiner').
- Footnote 46
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Includes general responses indicating Northern European origins (e.g., 'Northern European') as well as more specific responses indicating Northern European origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Faroese,' 'Scandinavian').
- Footnote 62
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Includes general responses indicating Eastern European origins (e.g., 'Eastern European') as well as more specific responses indicating Eastern European origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Baltic').
- Footnote 80
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Includes general responses indicating Southern European origins (e.g., 'Southern European') as well as more specific responses indicating Southern European origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Gibraltarian').
- Footnote 86
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Includes general responses indicating Other European origins (e.g., 'European') as well as more specific responses indicating European origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Central European').
- Footnote 106
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Includes general responses indicating Caribbean origins (e.g., 'Caribbean') as well as more specific responses indicating Caribbean origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Guadelupian,' 'Aruban').
- Footnote 130
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Includes general responses indicating Latin, Central or South American origins (e.g., 'South American') as well as more specific responses indicating Latin, Central or South American origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Surinamese').
- Footnote 155
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Includes general responses indicating Central or West African origins (e.g., 'West African') as well as more specific responses indicating Central or West African origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Ewe,' 'Wolof').
- Footnote 167
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Includes general responses indicating North African origins (e.g., 'North African') as well as more specific responses indicating North African origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Maghreb').
- Footnote 190
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Includes general responses indicating Southern or East African origins (e.g., 'East African') as well as more specific responses indicating Southern or East African origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Hutu,' 'Shona').
- Footnote 192
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Some respondents may choose to provide very specific ethnic origins in the National Household Survey (NHS), while other respondents may choose to give more general responses. This means that two respondents with the same ethnic ancestry could have different response patterns and thus could be counted as having different ethnic origins. For example, one respondent may report 'East Indian' ethnic origin while another respondent, with a similar ancestral background, may report 'Punjabi' or 'South Asian' origins; one respondent may report 'Black' while another, similar respondent, may report 'Ghanaian' or 'African.' As a result, ethnic origin data are very fluid, and counts for certain origins, such as 'East Indian' and 'Black,' may seem lower than initially expected. Users who wish to obtain broader response counts may wish to combine data for one or more ethnic origins together or use counts for ethnic categories such as 'South Asian origins' or 'African origins.' (Please note, however, that 'African origins' should not be considered equivalent to the 'Black' population group or visible minority status, as there are persons reporting African origins who report a population group or visible minority status other than 'Black.' Conversely, many people report a population group or visible minority status of 'Black' and do not report having 'African' origins. For information on population group and visible minority population in the 2011 NHS, refer to the appropriate definitions in this publication).
- Footnote 193
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Includes general responses indicating Other African origins (e.g., 'African') as well as more specific responses indicating Other African origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Saharan').
- Footnote 220
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Includes general responses indicating West Asian, Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins (e.g., 'West Asian,' 'Middle Eastern') as well as more specific responses indicating West Asian, Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Baloch,' 'Circassian').
- Footnote 224
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Some respondents may choose to provide very specific ethnic origins in the National Household Survey (NHS), while other respondents may choose to give more general responses. This means that two respondents with the same ethnic ancestry could have different response patterns and thus could be counted as having different ethnic origins. For example, one respondent may report 'East Indian' ethnic origin while another respondent, with a similar ancestral background, may report 'Punjabi' or 'South Asian' origins; one respondent may report 'Black' while another, similar respondent, may report 'Ghanaian' or 'African.' As a result, ethnic origin data are very fluid, and counts for certain origins, such as 'East Indian' and 'Black,' may seem lower than initially expected. Users who wish to obtain broader response counts may wish to combine data for one or more ethnic origins together or use counts for ethnic categories such as 'South Asian origins' or 'African origins.' (Please note, however, that 'African origins' should not be considered equivalent to the 'Black' population group or visible minority status, as there are persons reporting African origins who report a population group or visible minority status other than 'Black.' Conversely, many people report a population group or visible minority status of 'Black' and do not report having 'African' origins. For information on population group and visible minority population in the 2011 NHS, refer to the appropriate definitions in this publication).
- Footnote 234
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Includes general responses indicating South Asian origins (e.g., 'South Asian') as well as more specific responses indicating South Asian origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Bhutanese').
- Footnote 252
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Includes general responses indicating East and Southeast Asian origins (e.g., 'Southeast Asian') as well as more specific responses indicating East and Southeast Asian origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Bruneian,' 'Karen').
- Footnote 254
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Includes general responses indicating Other Asian origins (e.g., 'Asian') as well as more specific responses indicating Other Asian origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Eurasian').
- Footnote 264
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Includes general responses indicating Pacific Islands origins (e.g., 'Pacific Islander') as well as more specific responses indicating Pacific Islands origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Tahitian').
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