Tabulation: Selected Demographic, Educational, Labour Force and Income Characteristics (72), Mother Tongue (4), Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (10), Age Groups (8D) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2011 National Household Survey

• Immigrant status and period of immigration (10): Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration
• Age groups (8D): Total population in private households by age group
• Sex (3): Total - Sex

This table details selected demographic, educational, labour force and income characteristics , mother tongue , immigrant status and period of immigration , age groups and sex for the population in Greater Vancouver
Global non-response rate (GNR)^{Footnote 1} = 24.4 %

Selected Demographic, Educational, Labour Force and Income Characteristics (72)	Mother tongue (4)
	Total population in private households by mother tongue^Footnote 2	English	French	English and French
Total population in private households by first official language spoken	2,280,700	1,323,990	26,385	1,985
English	2,121,745	1,323,925	2,435	1,360
French	25,380	65	23,955	150
English and French	14,220	0	0	465
Neither English nor French	119,345	0	0	0
Total population by knowledge of official languages^Footnote 3	2,280,695	1,323,990	26,385	1,980
English only	1,991,865	1,218,385	2,430	295
French only	1,165	60	530	15
English and French	166,250	104,180	23,380	1,610
Neither English nor French	121,415	1,355	40	60
Total population aged 15 years and over by language used most often at work^Footnote 4	1,357,720	805,605	17,330	1,020
English	1,260,665	799,850	15,265	920
French	3,050	1,095	1,450	25
Non-official language	68,400	1,555	25	0
Aboriginal	0	0	0	0
Non-Aboriginal	68,400	1,555	25	0
English and French	1,955	760	565	65
English and non-official language	23,340	2,280	10	0
French and non-official language	25	0	0	0
English, French and non-official language	290	65	0	0
Total population aged 15 years and over in private households by other language used regularly at work^Footnote 5	1,357,720	805,605	17,335	1,020
None	1,242,370	789,255	12,410	835
English	24,670	1,580	1,010	0
French	11,820	6,195	3,650	160
Non-official language	76,400	7,975	110	0
Aboriginal	120	100	0	0
Non-Aboriginal	76,280	7,875	110	0
English and French	15	0	0	0
English and non-official language	790	0	0	0
French and non-official language	1,610	555	135	0
English, French and non-official language	0	0	0	0
Total population aged 15 years and over by labour force status^Footnote 6	1,926,225	1,077,925	24,200	1,335
In the labour force	1,273,335	753,680	16,265	995
Employed	1,182,390	703,070	15,210	890
Unemployed	90,940	50,615	1,055	100
Not in the labour force	652,895	324,240	7,935	340
Participation rate	66.1	69.9	67.2	74.5
Employment rate	61.4	65.2	62.9	66.7
Unemployment rate	7.1	6.7	6.5	10.1
Total labour force population aged 15 years and over by occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2011^Footnote 7	1,273,335	753,680	16,265	990
Occupation - not applicable^Footnote 8	27,575	13,375	250	0
All occupations^Footnote 9	1,245,760	740,310	16,015	960
0 Management occupations	148,580	93,555	2,280	120
1 Business, finance and administration occupations	218,820	136,770	2,230	150
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations	95,475	54,010	1,445	40
3 Health occupations	76,700	42,790	765	35
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services	143,590	95,245	2,565	110
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport	50,830	36,975	925	70
6 Sales and service occupations	303,775	161,165	3,375	340
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations	152,665	94,930	2,035	55
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations	16,955	9,795	130	0
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities	38,370	15,075	265	0
Total population aged 15 years and over by highest certificate, diploma or degree^Footnote 10	1,926,225	1,077,920	24,200	1,335
No certificate, diploma or degree	280,875	136,440	3,040	140
High school diploma or equivalent^Footnote 11	515,765	306,765	4,295	325
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree^Footnote 12	1,129,585	634,720	16,870	865
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma^Footnote 13	155,735	100,770	2,745	95
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma	313,635	199,585	4,805	255
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level^Footnote 14	126,575	60,400	1,540	95
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above	533,650	273,970	7,770	425
Bachelor's degree	339,435	175,400	4,145	270
University certificate, diploma or degree above bachelor level^Footnote 15	194,215	98,570	3,625	155
Total population aged 15 years and over by employment income statistics in 2010^Footnote 16	1,926,230	1,077,925	24,200	1,330
With employment income	1,331,820	798,855	17,435	980
Median employment income $^Footnote 17	32,426	36,066	37,533	24,802
Average employment income $^Footnote 18	43,253	47,299	47,732	33,783
With wages and salaries	1,226,995	740,445	15,970	895
Median wages and salaries $^Footnote 19	34,072	37,481	39,198	26,953
Average wages and salaries $^Footnote 20	43,903	47,630	48,427	35,098
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by work activity in 2010	1,273,335	753,680	16,265	995
Worked full year, full time^Footnote 21	640,095	393,700	8,300	435
All others^Footnote 22	633,240	359,980	7,965	560

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not applicable

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suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act

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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

Language groups are defined as follows: 'English' includes respondents who reported English only or English and one non-official language; 'French' includes respondents who reported French only or French and one non-official language; 'English and French' includes respondents who reported English and French, with or without one non-official language.

'Total' category includes all groups mentioned as well as respondents who reported a non-official language as their only mother tongue.

Footnote 3

Refers to the ability to conduct a conversation in English only, in French only, in both English and French, or in neither English nor French.

Footnote 4

Population by language used most often at work.

Refers to the language used most often at work, as reported on May 10, 2011 by the individuals aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2010.

Footnote 5

Refers to the other language used regularly at work, as reported on May 10, 2011 by the individuals aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2010.

Footnote 6

Refers to whether a person was employed, unemployed or not in the labour force during the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2011.

In the past, this variable was called Labour force activity.

Footnote 7

Refers to the kind of work performed by persons during the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2011, as determined by their kind of work and the description of the main activities in their job. The 2011 National Household Survey occupation data are produced according to the NOC 2011.

Footnote 8

Unemployed persons aged 15 years and over who have never worked for pay or in self-employment or who had last worked prior to January 1, 2010 only.

Footnote 9

Experienced labour force refers to persons who, during the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2011, were employed and the unemployed who had last worked for pay or in self-employment in either 2010 or 2011.

Footnote 10

'Highest certificate, diploma or degree' refers to the highest certificate, diploma or degree completed based on a hierarchy which is generally related to the amount of time spent 'in-class.' For postsecondary completers, a university education is considered to be a higher level of schooling than a college education, while a college education is considered to be a higher level of education than in the trades. Although some trades requirements may take as long or longer to complete than a given college or university program, the majority of time is spent in on-the-job paid training and less time is spent in the classroom.

For further definitions, refer to the National Household Survey Dictionary, Catalogue no. 99-000-X. For any comments on collection, dissemination or data quality for this variable, refer to the Education Reference Guide, National Household Survey, Catalogue no. 99-012-X2011006.

Footnote 11

'High school diploma or equivalent' includes persons who have graduated from a secondary school or equivalent. It excludes persons with a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree.

Footnote 12

'Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree' includes 'apprenticeship or trades certificates or diplomas,' 'college, CEGEP or other non-university certificates or diplomas' and university certificates, diplomas and degrees.

Footnote 13

'Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma' includes Registered Apprenticeship certificates (including Certificate of Qualification, Journeyperson's designation) and other trades certificates or diplomas such as pre-employment or vocational certificates and diplomas from brief trade programs completed at community colleges, institutes of technology, vocational centres, and similar institutions.

Footnote 14

Comparisons with other data sources suggest that the category 'University certificate or diploma below the bachelor's level' was over-reported in the NHS. This category likely includes some responses that are actually college certificates or diplomas, bachelor's degrees or other types of education (e.g., university transfer programs, bachelor's programs completed in other countries, incomplete bachelor's programs, non-university professional designations). We recommend users interpret the results for the 'University certificate or diploma below the bachelor's level' category with caution.

Footnote 15

'University certificate, diploma or degree above bachelor level' includes the categories 'University certificate or diploma above bachelor level,' 'Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry,' 'Master's degree' and 'Earned doctorate.'

Footnote 16

Earnings or employment income - Refers to total income received by persons aged 15 years and over during calendar year 2010 as wages and salaries, net income from a non-farm unincorporated business and/or professional practice, and/or net farm self-employment income.

Wages and salaries - Refers to gross wages and salaries before deductions for such items as income tax, pensions and Employment Insurance. Included in this source are military pay and allowances, tips, commissions and cash bonuses, benefits from wage-loss replacement plans or income-maintenance insurance plans, supplementary unemployment benefits from an employer or union as well as all types of casual earnings during calendar year 2010. Other employment income such as taxable benefits, research grants and royalties are included.

Net non-farm income from unincorporated business and/or professional practice - Refers to net income (gross receipts minus expenses of operation such as wages, rents and depreciation) received during calendar year 2010 from the respondent's non-farm unincorporated business or professional practice. In the case of partnerships, only the respondent's share was reported. Also included is net income from persons babysitting in their own homes, persons providing room and board to non-relatives, self-employed fishers, hunters and trappers, operators of direct distributorships such as those selling and delivering cosmetics, as well as freelance activities of artists, writers, music teachers, hairdressers, dressmakers, etc.

Net farm income - Refers to net income (gross receipts from farm sales minus depreciation and cost of operation) received during calendar year 2010 from the operation of a farm, either on the respondent's own account or in partnership. In the case of partnerships, only the respondent's share of income was reported. Included with gross receipts are cash advances received in 2010, dividends from cooperatives, rebates and farm-support payments to farmers from federal, provincial and regional agricultural programs (for example, milk subsidies and marketing board payments) and gross insurance proceeds such as payments from the AgriInvest and AgriStability programs. The value of income 'in kind,' such as agricultural products produced and consumed on the farm, is excluded.

Median income of individuals - The median income of a specified group of income recipients is that amount which divides their income size distribution, ranked by size of income, into two halves, i.e., the incomes of the first half of individuals are below the median, while those of the second half are above the median. Median income is calculated from the unrounded number of individuals (e.g., males aged 45 to 54) with income in that group.

Average income of individuals - Average income of individuals refers to the weighted mean total income of individuals aged 15 years and over who reported income for 2010. Average income is calculated from unrounded data by dividing the aggregate income of a specified group of individuals (e.g., males aged 45 to 54) by the number of individuals with income in that group.

The above concept and procedures also apply in the calculation of these statistics for earnings.

Footnote 17

For population with employment income.

Footnote 18

For population with employment income.

Footnote 19

For population with wages and salaries.

Footnote 20

For population with wages and salaries.

Footnote 21

Worked 49 to 52 weeks mostly full time (30 hours or more per week).

Footnote 22

Includes persons who never worked, persons who worked prior to 2010 only, persons who worked in 2011 only and persons who worked mostly part time (less than 30 hours per week) or in 48 weeks or less in 2010.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 99-010-X2011050.