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 Vancouver
Global non-response rate (GNR)^{Footnote 1} = 24.4 %

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	2,280,695	1,399,880	880,815
North American Aboriginal origins	64,945	12,785	52,165
First Nations (North American Indian)	46,755	10,670	36,080
Inuit	660	85	570
Métis	19,770	2,025	17,750
Other North American origins	351,175	122,100	229,075
Acadian	1,410	100	1,310
American	31,205	2,165	29,040
Canadian	327,910	119,625	208,285
New Brunswicker	0	0	0
Newfoundlander	500	35	470
Nova Scotian	60	0	55
Ontarian	40	0	25
Québécois	570	80	485
Other North American origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 6	405	65	335
European origins	1,183,155	383,710	799,440
British Isles origins	760,785	160,865	599,915
Channel Islander	195	15	180
Cornish	230	0	230
English	474,035	91,340	382,685
Irish	258,870	21,220	237,645
Manx	570	35	535
Scottish	332,830	34,425	298,410
Welsh	42,800	2,605	40,195
British Isles origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 7	48,795	11,220	37,575
French origins	140,215	12,605	127,610
Alsatian	80	0	75
Breton	40	0	40
French	140,160	12,600	127,555
Western European origins (except French origins)	298,520	59,370	239,150
Austrian	20,200	2,310	17,890
Belgian	7,420	795	6,625
Dutch	73,530	17,560	55,975
Flemish	910	150	765
Frisian	320	25	290
German	211,410	36,695	174,720
Luxembourger	330	20	305
Swiss	11,405	1,805	9,605
Western European origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 8	180	0	160
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins)	124,300	16,070	108,230
Danish	23,245	4,550	18,700
Finnish	13,485	2,460	11,025
Icelandic	9,410	890	8,520
Norwegian	46,875	4,675	42,200
Swedish	38,780	2,925	35,850
Northern European origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 9	4,220	570	3,650
Eastern European origins	230,615	59,765	170,850
Bulgarian	2,305	1,475	830
Byelorussian	1,420	290	1,125
Czech	9,790	2,775	7,015
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.	2,760	335	2,425
Estonian	2,095	655	1,435
Hungarian	23,455	6,130	17,325
Latvian	1,980	385	1,600
Lithuanian	2,980	360	2,620
Moldovan	540	220	320
Polish	63,645	14,570	49,075
Romanian	15,555	6,080	9,470
Russian	51,510	9,860	41,645
Slovak	6,155	2,340	3,815
Ukrainian	84,640	14,020	70,615
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 10	1,245	260	985
Southern European origins	180,930	65,925	115,000
Albanian	1,055	745	315
Bosnian	2,385	1,375	1,005
Croatian	13,025	5,165	7,860
Cypriot	155	10	145
Greek	13,295	6,175	7,110
Italian	82,435	29,185	53,255
Kosovar	295	230	65
Macedonian	650	190	455
Maltese	1,075	180	895
Montenegrin	280	50	230
Portuguese	21,690	9,365	12,320
Serbian	8,400	5,350	3,050
Sicilian	180	30	150
Slovenian	2,780	790	1,980
Spanish	41,530	5,995	35,535
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.	4,275	1,075	3,200
Southern European origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 11	60	0	50
Other European origins	28,575	9,105	19,470
Basque	385	30	350
Jewish	21,915	5,710	16,210
Roma (Gypsy)	400	20	380
Slavic, n.o.s.	420	140	285
Other European origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 12	5,645	3,205	2,440
Caribbean origins	12,955	3,675	9,280
Antiguan	130	70	65
Bahamian	100	30	65
Barbadian	915	230	685
Bermudan	140	0	135
Carib	190	0	175
Cuban	960	205	760
Dominican	390	135	255
Grenadian	190	55	130
Haitian	315	165	145
Jamaican	4,900	1,385	3,510
Kittitian/Nevisian	40	0	35
Martinican	0	0	0
Montserratan	0	0	0
Puerto Rican	280	25	260
St. Lucian	75	45	35
Trinidadian/Tobagonian	2,725	640	2,080
Vincentian/Grenadinian	280	80	200
West Indian, n.o.s.	1,155	410	745
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 13	770	185	590
Latin, Central and South American origins	38,485	17,710	20,775
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Maya)	1,275	120	1,150
Argentinian	980	205	775
Belizean	50	0	45
Bolivian	190	25	165
Brazilian	1,990	645	1,345
Chilean	3,425	1,320	2,105
Colombian	3,520	2,135	1,385
Costa Rican	375	70	305
Ecuadorian	460	180	280
Guatemalan	1,640	840	805
Guyanese	915	190	725
Hispanic	1,025	565	455
Honduran	1,015	440	575
Maya	610	225	380
Mexican	10,965	4,340	6,625
Nicaraguan	1,005	575	435
Panamanian	230	45	185
Paraguayan	220	0	185
Peruvian	2,295	895	1,405
Salvadorean	6,450	4,255	2,190
Uruguayan	205	0	170
Venezuelan	825	235	590
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 14	1,410	325	1,085
African origins	32,475	13,210	19,265
Central and West African origins	3,660	2,130	1,525
Akan	55	25	30
Angolan	0	0	0
Ashanti	55	35	20
Beninese	15	0	15
Burkinabe	0	0	0
Cameroonian	85	45	40
Chadian	0	0	0
Congolese	520	300	225
Gabonese	25	0	0
Gambian	25	0	0
Ghanaian	880	495	385
Guinean	55	25	0
Ibo	145	90	55
Ivorian	0	0	10
Liberian	165	125	45
Malian	35	0	25
Nigerian	1,280	625	665
Peulh	0	0	0
Senegalese	0	0	0
Sierra Leonean	40	0	30
Togolese	105	85	25
Yoruba	245	180	60
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 15	225	65	165
North African origins	5,325	2,935	2,390
Algerian	520	265	260
Berber	160	65	90
Coptic	75	0	65
Dinka	30	0	30
Egyptian	2,375	1,255	1,120
Libyan	270	135	135
Maure	50	0	45
Moroccan	955	485	470
Sudanese	760	540	220
Tunisian	215	140	75
North African origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 16	95	0	60
Southern and East African origins	13,540	5,725	7,815
Afrikaner	350	50	300
Amhara	140	40	100
Bantu, n.o.s.	15	0	20
Burundian	110	45	65
Eritrean	875	715	160
Ethiopian	1,605	1,245	360
Harari	0	0	0
Kenyan	755	335	415
Malagasy	0	0	0
Mauritian	425	90	335
Oromo	100	80	15
Rwandan	190	135	55
Seychellois	15	0	0
Somali	1,145	930	210
South African	6,000	1,235	4,770
Tanzanian	405	80	330
Tigrian	80	65	20
Ugandan	535	220	315
Zambian	140	75	60
Zimbabwean	410	115	295
Zulu	60	0	50
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 17	920	270	650
Other African origins	10,485	2,415	8,070
Black, n.o.s.^Footnote 18	1,035	115	925
Other African origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 19	9,525	2,300	7,225
Asian origins	979,135	838,745	140,390
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins	66,875	49,935	16,935
Afghan	5,095	4,125	965
Arab, n.o.s.	4,535	2,915	1,620
Armenian	2,705	1,025	1,680
Assyrian	415	185	225
Azerbaijani	715	360	350
Georgian	325	50	275
Iranian	36,125	30,485	5,640
Iraqi	2,785	2,035	750
Israeli	985	115	870
Jordanian	460	260	200
Kazakh	245	85	160
Kurd	1,350	900	450
Kuwaiti	135	20	115
Lebanese	4,325	1,840	2,485
Palestinian	1,380	870	515
Pashtun	310	60	245
Saudi Arabian	1,160	980	185
Syrian	1,210	330	885
Tajik	395	255	140
Tatar	260	85	175
Turk	4,395	2,175	2,220
Uighur	120	100	15
Uzbek	265	100	165
Yemeni	165	55	110
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 20	1,360	530	830
South Asian origins	248,560	214,760	33,795
Bangladeshi	1,060	820	240
Bengali	505	405	95
East Indian^Footnote 21	217,820	187,820	30,005
Goan	245	90	160
Gujarati	510	260	245
Kashmiri	60	0	60
Nepali	990	685	305
Pakistani	8,860	5,710	3,150
Punjabi	18,485	11,965	6,520
Sinhalese	525	290	230
Sri Lankan	4,810	3,585	1,230
Tamil	1,140	530	610
South Asian origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 22	3,850	2,600	1,250
East and Southeast Asian origins	668,300	572,925	95,370
Burmese	1,965	1,120	845
Cambodian (Khmer)	1,945	1,210	735
Chinese	432,680	375,125	57,560
Filipino	120,645	89,275	31,370
Hmong	200	165	30
Indonesian	4,055	925	3,130
Japanese	34,085	19,815	14,270
Korean	49,875	46,670	3,210
Laotian	1,590	805	790
Malaysian	3,730	485	3,245
Mongolian	885	310	575
Singaporean	855	195	655
Taiwanese	16,600	12,085	4,515
Thai	2,715	1,155	1,560
Tibetan	225	175	50
Vietnamese	31,075	22,590	8,480
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 23	1,180	820	365
Other Asian origins	1,770	1,115	655
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 24	1,770	1,120	650
Oceania origins	23,325	7,950	15,375
Australian	6,385	930	5,455
New Zealander	2,780	300	2,480
Pacific Islands origins	14,350	6,715	7,635
Fijian	12,765	6,565	6,200
Hawaiian	630	10	620
Maori	400	35	360
Polynesian, n.o.s.	215	0	210
Samoan	205	0	195
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 25	440	90	350

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.