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 Nova Scotia / Nouvelle-Écosse
Global non-response rate (GNR)^{Footnote 1} = 28.2 %

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	906,170	439,880	466,295
North American Aboriginal origins	52,930	11,830	41,100
First Nations (North American Indian)	41,395	10,710	30,685
Inuit	1,900	225	1,675
Métis	10,650	895	9,750
Other North American origins	376,285	192,330	183,960
Acadian	20,505	3,865	16,640
American	7,120	650	6,470
Canadian	353,915	186,930	166,985
New Brunswicker	35	0	20
Newfoundlander	2,645	635	2,015
Nova Scotian	875	185	695
Ontarian	0	0	0
Québécois	215	45	170
Other North American origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 6	105	0	105
European origins	659,345	208,885	450,470
British Isles origins	547,230	153,905	393,325
Channel Islander	50	0	40
Cornish	45	0	45
English	279,420	64,455	214,970
Irish	201,655	24,780	176,875
Manx	105	0	105
Scottish	282,805	59,355	223,450
Welsh	17,455	1,475	15,985
British Isles origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 7	17,960	3,835	14,125
French origins	154,130	20,325	133,805
Alsatian	35	0	30
Breton	0	0	0
French	154,095	20,320	133,770
Western European origins (except French origins)	125,775	21,905	103,875
Austrian	1,835	225	1,610
Belgian	3,255	300	2,955
Dutch	32,520	5,060	27,460
Flemish	200	0	200
Frisian	25	0	25
German	97,605	15,925	81,675
Luxembourger	65	0	50
Swiss	2,750	355	2,395
Western European origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 8	80	25	60
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins)	14,640	1,885	12,760
Danish	3,565	435	3,130
Finnish	1,115	200	915
Icelandic	620	120	495
Norwegian	5,190	675	4,515
Swedish	3,815	370	3,445
Northern European origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 9	1,005	80	920
Eastern European origins	26,515	4,745	21,770
Bulgarian	385	135	245
Byelorussian	80	0	75
Czech	955	170	785
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.	425	0	385
Estonian	225	70	155
Hungarian	2,365	345	2,020
Latvian	315	100	215
Lithuanian	955	90	865
Moldovan	0	0	0
Polish	10,265	1,620	8,645
Romanian	1,095	280	815
Russian	4,035	580	3,455
Slovak	470	105	365
Ukrainian	8,520	1,180	7,340
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 10	175	15	160
Southern European origins	26,440	4,770	21,670
Albanian	70	55	15
Bosnian	160	85	75
Croatian	565	120	445
Cypriot	25	0	25
Greek	2,910	870	2,040
Italian	14,305	2,420	11,880
Kosovar	0	0	0
Macedonian	45	0	40
Maltese	335	50	290
Montenegrin	0	0	0
Portuguese	3,495	550	2,940
Serbian	265	115	150
Sicilian	25	0	25
Slovenian	260	20	245
Spanish	4,265	290	3,970
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.	520	190	335
Southern European origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 11	0	0	0
Other European origins	5,215	1,350	3,865
Basque	155	0	150
Jewish	3,665	720	2,950
Roma (Gypsy)	80	0	75
Slavic, n.o.s.	45	10	35
Other European origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 12	1,330	620	715
Caribbean origins	4,215	945	3,270
Antiguan	35	0	25
Bahamian	20	0	20
Barbadian	770	60	715
Bermudan	330	110	220
Carib	30	0	30
Cuban	395	150	245
Dominican	85	25	60
Grenadian	60	0	20
Haitian	135	70	70
Jamaican	1,220	200	1,015
Kittitian/Nevisian	0	0	0
Martinican	0	0	0
Montserratan	0	0	0
Puerto Rican	30	0	35
St. Lucian	40	0	25
Trinidadian/Tobagonian	250	50	200
Vincentian/Grenadinian	0	0	0
West Indian, n.o.s.	600	195	405
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 13	335	0	320
Latin, Central and South American origins	2,380	680	1,700
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Maya)	195	0	190
Argentinian	115	0	115
Belizean	20	0	0
Bolivian	0	0	0
Brazilian	100	0	95
Chilean	60	10	50
Colombian	375	180	195
Costa Rican	20	0	15
Ecuadorian	70	15	60
Guatemalan	75	35	45
Guyanese	220	30	190
Hispanic	30	0	25
Honduran	25	0	20
Maya	35	0	25
Mexican	520	130	390
Nicaraguan	0	0	0
Panamanian	0	0	0
Paraguayan	20	0	20
Peruvian	125	60	60
Salvadorean	115	60	60
Uruguayan	10	0	10
Venezuelan	105	45	55
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 14	305	80	225
African origins	15,115	4,755	10,360
Central and West African origins	945	715	240
Akan	0	0	0
Angolan	0	0	0
Ashanti	0	0	0
Beninese	0	0	0
Burkinabe	0	0	0
Cameroonian	125	110	0
Chadian	0	0	0
Congolese	85	40	45
Gabonese	0	0	0
Gambian	0	0	0
Ghanaian	180	150	25
Guinean	0	0	0
Ibo	25	0	25
Ivorian	0	0	0
Liberian	0	10	0
Malian	0	0	0
Nigerian	340	245	95
Peulh	0	0	0
Senegalese	35	35	0
Sierra Leonean	55	0	0
Togolese	0	0	0
Yoruba	45	45	0
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 15	65	60	0
North African origins	1,530	820	705
Algerian	25	0	0
Berber	0	0	0
Coptic	80	0	80
Dinka	0	0	0
Egyptian	920	510	405
Libyan	335	180	160
Maure	0	0	0
Moroccan	140	60	80
Sudanese	65	30	30
Tunisian	0	0	0
North African origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 16	85	0	75
Southern and East African origins	1,710	945	760
Afrikaner	155	0	150
Amhara	0	0	0
Bantu, n.o.s.	0	0	0
Burundian	0	0	0
Eritrean	65	25	40
Ethiopian	250	170	80
Harari	0	0	0
Kenyan	70	30	40
Malagasy	0	0	0
Mauritian	45	0	40
Oromo	85	90	0
Rwandan	90	0	45
Seychellois	0	0	0
Somali	280	265	0
South African	310	55	255
Tanzanian	15	0	10
Tigrian	0	0	0
Ugandan	80	40	35
Zambian	165	150	0
Zimbabwean	25	20	0
Zulu	0	0	0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 17	140	35	95
Other African origins	11,075	2,275	8,800
Black, n.o.s.^Footnote 18	1,755	470	1,285
Other African origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 19	9,405	1,805	7,605
Asian origins	31,875	20,390	11,485
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins	14,710	8,600	6,110
Afghan	355	320	35
Arab, n.o.s.	1,420	885	535
Armenian	360	65	290
Assyrian	0	0	0
Azerbaijani	15	0	0
Georgian	0	0	0
Iranian	1,240	1,005	240
Iraqi	445	395	50
Israeli	35	10	20
Jordanian	360	240	110
Kazakh	0	0	0
Kurd	55	55	0
Kuwaiti	265	255	0
Lebanese	7,245	3,320	3,925
Palestinian	580	405	175
Pashtun	0	0	0
Saudi Arabian	665	625	50
Syrian	945	245	695
Tajik	35	0	35
Tatar	25	0	25
Turk	430	245	190
Uighur	0	0	0
Uzbek	135	85	50
Yemeni	240	220	20
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 20	405	215	195
South Asian origins	5,935	3,580	2,360
Bangladeshi	325	285	35
Bengali	60	35	20
East Indian^Footnote 21	4,635	2,655	1,985
Goan	0	0	0
Gujarati	0	0	0
Kashmiri	35	0	25
Nepali	175	145	30
Pakistani	490	180	310
Punjabi	15	0	0
Sinhalese	15	10	0
Sri Lankan	305	185	115
Tamil	45	15	30
South Asian origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 22	100	40	60
East and Southeast Asian origins	11,360	8,105	3,260
Burmese	65	0	55
Cambodian (Khmer)	0	0	0
Chinese	7,065	4,825	2,240
Filipino	2,110	1,450	665
Hmong	0	0	0
Indonesian	155	25	130
Japanese	530	220	315
Korean	1,165	1,005	160
Laotian	0	0	0
Malaysian	55	0	60
Mongolian	0	0	0
Singaporean	0	0	0
Taiwanese	235	120	110
Thai	40	15	25
Tibetan	35	0	20
Vietnamese	595	370	220
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 23	15	0	0
Other Asian origins	220	105	110
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.^Footnote 24	215	105	110
Oceania origins	690	75	610
Australian	495	65	430
New Zealander	185	0	170
Pacific Islands origins	45	0	40
Fijian	0	0	0
Hawaiian	20	0	0
Maori	0	0	0
Polynesian, n.o.s.	20	0	20
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.