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 Sarnia
Global non-response rate (GNR)^{Footnote 1} = 19.4 %

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	88,180	44,065	44,115
North American Aboriginal origins	3,710	1,260	2,450
First Nations (North American Indian)	3,160	1,215	1,950
Inuit	0	0	0
Métis	620	45	570
Other North American origins	28,700	13,705	14,990
Acadian	130	0	130
American	1,465	135	1,330
Canadian	27,555	13,510	14,050
New Brunswicker	0	0	0
Newfoundlander	10	0	10
Nova Scotian	0	0	0
Ontarian	0	0	0
Québécois	50	25	30
Other North American origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 6	50	25	25
European origins	69,595	26,610	42,990
British Isles origins	51,090	15,165	35,925
Channel Islander	0	0	0
Cornish	0	0	0
English	30,780	8,220	22,560
Irish	20,195	2,615	17,580
Manx	0	0	0
Scottish	21,465	3,500	17,960
Welsh	1,740	180	1,560
British Isles origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 7	1,815	650	1,165
French origins	13,835	2,105	11,730
Alsatian	0	0	0
Breton	0	0	0
French	13,820	2,100	11,720
Western European origins (except French origins)	16,760	4,200	12,555
Austrian	120	15	105
Belgian	1,050	215	840
Dutch	7,600	2,725	4,875
Flemish	50	20	35
Frisian	155	0	150
German	8,790	1,215	7,580
Luxembourger	15	0	15
Swiss	165	0	155
Western European origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 8	0	0	0
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins)	2,175	420	1,755
Danish	675	215	455
Finnish	495	95	400
Icelandic	70	0	60
Norwegian	555	30	520
Swedish	385	60	320
Northern European origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 9	100	0	100
Eastern European origins	5,860	1,765	4,095
Bulgarian	30	0	30
Byelorussian	0	0	0
Czech	340	105	240
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.	175	60	110
Estonian	25	0	25
Hungarian	960	270	685
Latvian	35	0	20
Lithuanian	100	75	30
Moldovan	0	0	0
Polish	1,810	565	1,255
Romanian	225	80	145
Russian	505	35	470
Slovak	545	240	305
Ukrainian	1,690	335	1,355
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 10	0	0	0
Southern European origins	6,535	2,850	3,690
Albanian	0	0	0
Bosnian	0	0	0
Croatian	175	55	125
Cypriot	0	0	0
Greek	680	265	415
Italian	4,025	1,825	2,200
Kosovar	0	0	0
Macedonian	60	0	55
Maltese	45	0	40
Montenegrin	0	0	0
Portuguese	945	535	415
Serbian	170	45	120
Sicilian	0	0	0
Slovenian	50	0	50
Spanish	340	25	315
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.	190	90	105
Southern European origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 11	0	0	0
Other European origins	465	110	360
Basque	0	0	0
Jewish	380	95	290
Roma (Gypsy)	20	0	25
Slavic, n.o.s.	30	0	30
Other European origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 12	35	0	20
Caribbean origins	685	170	510
Antiguan	0	0	0
Bahamian	0	0	0
Barbadian	50	0	30
Bermudan	0	0	0
Carib	0	0	0
Cuban	10	0	0
Dominican	0	0	0
Grenadian	0	0	0
Haitian	0	0	0
Jamaican	460	105	360
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	75	0	75
Vincentian/Grenadinian	15	0	10
West Indian, n.o.s.	55	15	45
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 13	25	10	0
Latin, Central and South American origins	380	65	315
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Maya)	0	0	0
Argentinian	0	0	0
Belizean	0	0	0
Bolivian	25	0	25
Brazilian	0	0	0
Chilean	35	10	20
Colombian	25	10	10
Costa Rican	0	0	0
Ecuadorian	40	0	35
Guatemalan	0	0	0
Guyanese	0	0	0
Hispanic	0	0	0
Honduran	0	0	0
Maya	0	0	0
Mexican	135	0	130
Nicaraguan	30	0	25
Panamanian	0	0	0
Paraguayan	0	0	0
Peruvian	15	0	15
Salvadorean	75	25	45
Uruguayan	0	0	0
Venezuelan	0	0	0
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 14	0	0	0
African origins	685	280	400
Central and West African origins	105	65	40
Akan	0	0	0
Angolan	0	0	0
Ashanti	0	0	0
Beninese	0	0	0
Burkinabe	0	0	0
Cameroonian	0	0	0
Chadian	0	0	0
Congolese	35	35	0
Gabonese	0	0	0
Gambian	0	0	0
Ghanaian	0	0	0
Guinean	40	0	30
Ibo	0	0	0
Ivorian	0	0	0
Liberian	0	0	0
Malian	0	0	0
Nigerian	20	20	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	140	85	50
Algerian	0	0	0
Berber	0	0	0
Coptic	0	0	0
Dinka	0	0	0
Egyptian	110	80	30
Libyan	0	0	0
Maure	0	0	0
Moroccan	25	0	20
Sudanese	0	0	0
Tunisian	0	0	0
North African origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 16	0	0	0
Southern and East African origins	175	95	75
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	95	90	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	35	0	35
Tanzanian	0	0	0
Tigrian	0	0	0
Ugandan	0	0	0
Zambian	0	0	0
Zimbabwean	15	0	15
Zulu	0	0	0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 17	10	0	10
Other African origins	290	40	255
Black, n.o.s.^Footnote 18	15	0	15
Other African origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 19	275	35	240
Asian origins	2,980	1,945	1,040
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins	525	205	315
Afghan	35	0	0
Arab, n.o.s.	60	0	50
Armenian	60	0	60
Assyrian	10	15	0
Azerbaijani	15	0	0
Georgian	0	0	0
Iranian	20	20	0
Iraqi	25	20	0
Israeli	0	0	0
Jordanian	0	0	0
Kazakh	0	0	0
Kurd	0	0	0
Kuwaiti	0	0	0
Lebanese	130	35	95
Palestinian	0	0	0
Pashtun	0	0	0
Saudi Arabian	0	0	0
Syrian	100	0	105
Tajik	0	0	0
Tatar	0	0	0
Turk	75	0	65
Uighur	0	0	0
Uzbek	0	0	0
Yemeni	0	0	0
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 20	0	0	0
South Asian origins	1,070	840	230
Bangladeshi	0	0	0
Bengali	0	0	0
East Indian^Footnote 21	925	740	185
Goan	0	0	0
Gujarati	0	0	0
Kashmiri	0	0	0
Nepali	0	0	0
Pakistani	110	65	45
Punjabi	15	0	0
Sinhalese	0	0	0
Sri Lankan	30	15	0
Tamil	0	0	0
South Asian origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 22	0	0	0
East and Southeast Asian origins	1,360	870	490
Burmese	35	20	0
Cambodian (Khmer)	0	0	0
Chinese	735	455	275
Filipino	420	260	155
Hmong	0	0	0
Indonesian	40	0	40
Japanese	40	15	25
Korean	80	70	0
Laotian	0	0	0
Malaysian	0	0	0
Mongolian	0	0	0
Singaporean	0	0	0
Taiwanese	0	0	0
Thai	35	0	0
Tibetan	0	0	0
Vietnamese	45	0	35
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 23	0	0	0
Other Asian origins	45	25	0
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 24	40	25	0
Oceania origins	70	0	50
Australian	20	0	20
New Zealander	50	0	30
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.