Tabulation: 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

• Generation status (4): Total - Generation status
• Age groups (10): Total - Age groups
• Sex (3): Total - Sex

This table details ethnic origin , single and multiple ethnic origin responses , generation status , age groups and sex for the population in private households in Cape Breton
Global non-response rate (GNR)^{Footnote 1} = 27.0 %

Ethnic origin (264)	Single and multiple ethnic origin responses (3)
	Total - Single and multiple ethnic origin responses^Footnote 2	Single ethnic origin responses^Footnote 3	Multiple ethnic origin responses^Footnote 4
Total - Ethnic origins^Footnote 5	99,690	48,770	50,925
North American Aboriginal origins	7,595	3,850	3,745
First Nations (North American Indian)	6,500	3,755	2,740
Inuit	350	50	295
Métis	810	40	765
Other North American origins	38,115	19,035	19,075
Acadian	665	85	575
American	160	0	155
Canadian	36,895	18,735	18,160
New Brunswicker	0	0	0
Newfoundlander	795	205	585
Nova Scotian	40	0	30
Ontarian	0	0	0
Québécois	0	0	0
Other North American origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 6	0	0	0
European origins	74,215	24,365	49,850
British Isles origins	65,020	19,715	45,305
Channel Islander	0	0	0
Cornish	0	0	0
English	25,615	5,625	19,985
Irish	23,480	2,930	20,550
Manx	0	0	0
Scottish	41,060	10,725	30,340
Welsh	1,595	110	1,480
British Isles origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 7	1,025	320	705
French origins	18,430	2,145	16,290
Alsatian	0	0	0
Breton	0	0	0
French	18,430	2,145	16,285
Western European origins (except French origins)	5,070	645	4,430
Austrian	155	30	125
Belgian	655	85	570
Dutch	1,725	235	1,495
Flemish	0	0	0
Frisian	0	0	0
German	2,865	305	2,560
Luxembourger	0	0	0
Swiss	30	0	30
Western European origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 8	0	0	0
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins)	975	135	845
Danish	190	25	165
Finnish	60	0	65
Icelandic	35	30	0
Norwegian	350	0	330
Swedish	235	50	190
Northern European origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 9	110	0	115
Eastern European origins	4,395	755	3,635
Bulgarian	30	0	25
Byelorussian	20	0	20
Czech	80	25	60
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.	45	0	45
Estonian	0	0	0
Hungarian	285	45	245
Latvian	0	0	0
Lithuanian	190	0	180
Moldovan	0	0	0
Polish	2,400	440	1,960
Romanian	120	25	100
Russian	405	20	390
Slovak	50	0	35
Ukrainian	1,275	195	1,085
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 10	15	0	15
Southern European origins	4,880	910	3,975
Albanian	0	0	0
Bosnian	0	0	0
Croatian	20	0	20
Cypriot	0	0	0
Greek	265	95	170
Italian	3,755	730	3,025
Kosovar	0	0	0
Macedonian	15	0	15
Maltese	80	0	65
Montenegrin	0	0	0
Portuguese	230	0	215
Serbian	0	0	0
Sicilian	0	0	0
Slovenian	0	0	0
Spanish	550	50	495
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.	45	0	45
Southern European origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 11	0	0	0
Other European origins	245	55	180
Basque	40	0	40
Jewish	175	45	125
Roma (Gypsy)	0	0	0
Slavic, n.o.s.	0	0	0
Other European origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 12	30	10	15
Caribbean origins	360	90	265
Antiguan	0	0	0
Bahamian	0	0	0
Barbadian	120	0	115
Bermudan	0	0	0
Carib	0	0	0
Cuban	10	0	10
Dominican	0	0	0
Grenadian	0	0	0
Haitian	0	0	0
Jamaican	35	0	40
Kittitian/Nevisian	0	0	0
Martinican	0	0	0
Montserratan	0	0	0
Puerto Rican	0	0	0
St. Lucian	0	0	0
Trinidadian/Tobagonian	0	0	0
Vincentian/Grenadinian	0	0	0
West Indian, n.o.s.	160	85	75
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 13	0	0	0
Latin, Central and South American origins	120	25	95
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Maya)	0	0	0
Argentinian	0	0	0
Belizean	0	0	0
Bolivian	0	0	0
Brazilian	0	0	0
Chilean	0	0	0
Colombian	35	15	20
Costa Rican	0	0	0
Ecuadorian	0	0	0
Guatemalan	40	0	0
Guyanese	0	0	0
Hispanic	0	0	0
Honduran	0	0	0
Maya	0	0	0
Mexican	0	0	0
Nicaraguan	0	0	0
Panamanian	0	0	0
Paraguayan	0	0	0
Peruvian	0	0	0
Salvadorean	0	0	0
Uruguayan	0	0	0
Venezuelan	0	0	0
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 14	25	0	30
African origins	635	180	460
Central and West African origins	90	85	0
Akan	0	0	0
Angolan	0	0	0
Ashanti	0	0	0
Beninese	0	0	0
Burkinabe	0	0	0
Cameroonian	80	80	0
Chadian	0	0	0
Congolese	0	0	0
Gabonese	0	0	0
Gambian	0	0	0
Ghanaian	0	0	0
Guinean	0	0	0
Ibo	0	0	0
Ivorian	0	0	0
Liberian	0	0	0
Malian	0	0	0
Nigerian	0	0	0
Peulh	0	0	0
Senegalese	0	0	0
Sierra Leonean	0	0	0
Togolese	0	0	0
Yoruba	0	0	0
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 15	0	0	0
North African origins	40	45	0
Algerian	0	0	0
Berber	0	0	0
Coptic	0	0	0
Dinka	0	0	0
Egyptian	40	40	0
Libyan	0	0	0
Maure	0	0	0
Moroccan	0	0	0
Sudanese	0	0	0
Tunisian	0	0	0
North African origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 16	0	0	0
Southern and East African origins	60	0	60
Afrikaner	0	0	0
Amhara	0	0	0
Bantu, n.o.s.	0	0	0
Burundian	0	0	0
Eritrean	0	0	0
Ethiopian	0	0	0
Harari	0	0	0
Kenyan	0	0	0
Malagasy	0	0	0
Mauritian	0	0	0
Oromo	0	0	0
Rwandan	0	0	0
Seychellois	0	0	0
Somali	0	0	0
South African	30	0	30
Tanzanian	0	0	0
Tigrian	0	0	0
Ugandan	0	0	0
Zambian	0	0	0
Zimbabwean	0	0	0
Zulu	0	0	0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 17	20	0	20
Other African origins	445	45	400
Black, n.o.s.^Footnote 18	105	0	105
Other African origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 19	340	45	290
Asian origins	2,800	1,225	1,570
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins	1,860	640	1,220
Afghan	0	0	0
Arab, n.o.s.	0	0	0
Armenian	0	0	0
Assyrian	0	0	0
Azerbaijani	0	0	0
Georgian	0	0	0
Iranian	0	0	0
Iraqi	45	40	0
Israeli	0	0	0
Jordanian	0	0	0
Kazakh	0	0	0
Kurd	0	0	0
Kuwaiti	0	0	0
Lebanese	1,445	345	1,095
Palestinian	0	0	0
Pashtun	0	0	0
Saudi Arabian	215	220	0
Syrian	150	0	155
Tajik	0	0	0
Tatar	0	0	0
Turk	0	0	0
Uighur	0	0	0
Uzbek	0	0	0
Yemeni	20	0	0
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 20	0	0	0
South Asian origins	340	105	230
Bangladeshi	70	70	0
Bengali	0	0	0
East Indian^Footnote 21	230	25	205
Goan	0	0	0
Gujarati	0	0	0
Kashmiri	0	0	0
Nepali	0	0	0
Pakistani	60	0	50
Punjabi	0	0	0
Sinhalese	0	0	0
Sri Lankan	0	0	0
Tamil	0	0	0
South Asian origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 22	0	0	0
East and Southeast Asian origins	620	480	140
Burmese	0	0	0
Cambodian (Khmer)	0	0	0
Chinese	495	385	115
Filipino	40	35	0
Hmong	0	0	0
Indonesian	0	0	0
Japanese	20	0	0
Korean	20	0	0
Laotian	0	0	0
Malaysian	0	0	0
Mongolian	0	0	0
Singaporean	0	0	0
Taiwanese	0	0	0
Thai	0	0	0
Tibetan	0	0	0
Vietnamese	25	0	0
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 23	0	0	0
Other Asian origins	0	0	0
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 24	0	0	0
Oceania origins	0	0	0
Australian	0	0	0
New Zealander	0	0	0
Pacific Islands origins	0	0	0
Fijian	0	0	0
Hawaiian	0	0	0
Maori	0	0	0
Polynesian, n.o.s.	0	0	0
Samoan	0	0	0
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 25	0	0	0

Symbol(s)

Symbol ..

not available for a specific reference period

Symbol ...

not applicable

Symbol x

suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act

Symbol F

too unreliable to be published

Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

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.

Footnote 2

The category 'Total - Single and multiple ethnic origin responses' indicates the number of respondents who reported a specified ethnic origin, either as their only ethnic origin or in addition to one or more other ethnic origins. The sum of all total responses for all ethnic origins is greater than the total population estimate due to the reporting of multiple origins.

Footnote 3

A single ethnic origin response occurs when a respondent provides one ethnic origin only.

Footnote 4

A multiple ethnic origin response occurs when a respondent provides two or more ethnic origins.

Footnote 5

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 6

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 7

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 8

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 9

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 10

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 11

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 12

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 13

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 14

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 15

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 16

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 17

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 18

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 19

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 20

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 21

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 22

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 23

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 24

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 25

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').

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 99-010-X2011028.