Tabulation: Visible Minority (15), 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

• Age groups (10): Total - Age groups
• Sex (3): Total - Sex

This table details visible minority , generation status , age groups and sex for the population in private households in Nova Scotia / Nouvelle-Écosse
Global non-response rate (GNR)^{Footnote 1} = 28.2 %

Visible minority (15)	Generation status (4)
	Total - Generation status	First generation^Footnote 2	Second generation^Footnote 3	Third generation or more^Footnote 4
Total - Population by visible minority	906,170	57,945	65,555	782,675
Total visible minority population^Footnote 5	47,270	21,800	7,120	18,350
South Asian^Footnote 6	4,960	3,410	1,135	420
Chinese	6,050	4,280	1,065	705
Black	20,785	2,650	2,075	16,060
Filipino	1,890	1,485	315	90
Latin American	1,360	1,175	160	25
Arab	6,285	5,000	1,220	65
Southeast Asian^Footnote 7	1,160	715	260	180
West Asian^Footnote 8	1,365	1,160	165	30
Korean	955	905	50	0
Japanese	445	240	95	110
Visible minority, n.i.e.^Footnote 9	720	190	145	390
Multiple visible minorities^Footnote 10	1,290	585	440	265
Not a visible minority^Footnote 11	858,905	36,145	58,435	764,320

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

'First generation' includes persons who were born outside Canada. For the most part, these are people who are now, or have ever been, immigrants to Canada.

Footnote 3

'Second generation' includes persons who were born in Canada and had at least one parent born outside Canada. For the most part, these are the children of immigrants.

Footnote 4

'Third generation or more' includes persons who were born in Canada with both parents born in Canada.

Footnote 5

The Employment Equity Act defines visible minorities as 'persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour.'

Footnote 6

For example, 'East Indian,' 'Pakistani,' 'Sri Lankan,' etc.

Footnote 7

For example, 'Vietnamese,' 'Cambodian,' 'Malaysian,' 'Laotian,' etc.

Footnote 8

For example, 'Iranian,' 'Afghan,' etc.

Footnote 9

The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.' Includes respondents who reported a write-in response such as 'Guyanese,' 'West Indian,' 'Tibetan,' 'Polynesian,' 'Pacific Islander,' etc.

Footnote 10

Includes respondents who reported more than one visible minority group by checking two or more mark-in circles, e.g., 'Black' and 'South Asian.'

Footnote 11

Includes respondents who reported 'Yes' to the Aboriginal identity question (Question 18) as well as respondents who were not considered to be members of a visible minority group.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 99-010-X2011029.