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2011 National Household Survey: Data tables

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

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This table details ethnic origin , single and multiple ethnic origin responses , generation status , age groups and sex for the population in private households in Moncton
Global non-response rate (GNR)Footnote 1 = 23.4 %
Ethnic origin (264) Single and multiple ethnic origin responses (3)
Total - Single and multiple ethnic origin responsesFootnote 2 Single ethnic origin responsesFootnote 3 Multiple ethnic origin responsesFootnote 4
Total - Ethnic originsFootnote 5 135,515 66,930 68,585
North American Aboriginal origins 5,560 450 5,115
First Nations (North American Indian) 4,310 235 4,080
Inuit 250 0 235
Métis 1,095 195 905
Other North American origins 73,655 35,620 38,035
Acadian 10,100 2,790 7,310
American 945 90 855
Canadian 66,505 32,720 33,785
New Brunswicker 25 0 25
Newfoundlander 55 0 50
Nova Scotian 0 0 0
Ontarian 0 0 0
Québécois 340 0 330
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Footnote 6 0 0 0
European origins 93,125 27,510 65,615
British Isles origins 64,885 15,340 49,545
Channel Islander 40 0 25
Cornish 0 0 0
English 35,500 7,275 28,225
Irish 26,515 3,675 22,835
Manx 0 0 0
Scottish 26,450 3,750 22,700
Welsh 1,580 80 1,500
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Footnote 7 2,300 540 1,760
French origins 42,170 9,440 32,725
Alsatian 0 0 0
Breton 10 0 0
French 42,155 9,435 32,725
Western European origins (except French origins) 11,260 1,340 9,925
Austrian 135 35 105
Belgian 235 15 215
Dutch 2,350 290 2,060
Flemish 20 0 20
Frisian 0 0 0
German 8,830 915 7,915
Luxembourger 0 0 0
Swiss 425 80 345
Western European origins, n.i.e.Footnote 8 0 0 10
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 1,735 270 1,460
Danish 680 90 585
Finnish 170 45 125
Icelandic 45 0 45
Norwegian 555 85 465
Swedish 300 50 250
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Footnote 9 110 0 105
Eastern European origins 2,295 425 1,870
Bulgarian 0 0 0
Byelorussian 0 0 0
Czech 70 30 35
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s. 35 0 35
Estonian 0 0 0
Hungarian 245 25 220
Latvian 0 0 0
Lithuanian 60 0 60
Moldovan 0 0 0
Polish 860 135 725
Romanian 145 0 100
Russian 280 0 275
Slovak 70 15 50
Ukrainian 730 160 575
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Footnote 10 0 0 0
Southern European origins 2,540 445 2,100
Albanian 40 35 0
Bosnian 0 0 0
Croatian 60 55 0
Cypriot 0 0 0
Greek 115 0 95
Italian 1,570 270 1,295
Kosovar 0 0 0
Macedonian 30 0 30
Maltese 20 0 20
Montenegrin 0 0 0
Portuguese 200 0 195
Serbian 0 0 0
Sicilian 0 0 0
Slovenian 0 0 0
Spanish 490 50 435
Yugoslavian, n.o.s. 60 0 60
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Footnote 11 0 0 0
Other European origins 560 255 305
Basque 20 0 20
Jewish 315 95 220
Roma (Gypsy) 0 0 0
Slavic, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Other European origins, n.i.e.Footnote 12 210 150 60
Caribbean origins 430 265 160
Antiguan 0 0 0
Bahamian 0 0 0
Barbadian 20 0 20
Bermudan 0 0 0
Carib 0 0 0
Cuban 0 0 0
Dominican 0 0 0
Grenadian 0 0 0
Haitian 220 215 0
Jamaican 65 0 55
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 0 0 0
Vincentian/Grenadinian 0 0 0
West Indian, n.o.s. 50 0 35
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Footnote 13 0 0 0
Latin, Central and South American origins 320 95 225
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Maya) 15 0 10
Argentinian 0 0 0
Belizean 0 0 0
Bolivian 0 0 0
Brazilian 20 0 10
Chilean 0 0 0
Colombian 35 30 0
Costa Rican 0 0 0
Ecuadorian 0 0 0
Guatemalan 0 0 0
Guyanese 30 0 20
Hispanic 0 0 0
Honduran 0 0 0
Maya 0 0 0
Mexican 105 0 90
Nicaraguan 0 0 0
Panamanian 0 0 0
Paraguayan 0 0 0
Peruvian 25 0 20
Salvadorean 0 0 0
Uruguayan 0 0 0
Venezuelan 15 0 15
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Footnote 14 0 0 0
African origins 1,630 810 820
Central and West African origins 535 395 135
Akan 0 0 0
Angolan 0 0 0
Ashanti 0 0 0
Beninese 0 0 0
Burkinabe 50 45 0
Cameroonian 0 0 0
Chadian 0 0 0
Congolese 140 115 25
Gabonese 0 0 0
Gambian 0 0 0
Ghanaian 0 0 0
Guinean 60 35 0
Ibo 0 0 0
Ivorian 40 0 0
Liberian 105 105 0
Malian 50 35 0
Nigerian 0 0 0
Peulh 0 0 0
Senegalese 60 0 55
Sierra Leonean 0 0 0
Togolese 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Footnote 15 55 0 0
North African origins 370 215 160
Algerian 90 35 55
Berber 30 0 30
Coptic 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0
Egyptian 60 50 0
Libyan 0 0 0
Maure 0 0 0
Moroccan 90 50 40
Sudanese 10 10 0
Tunisian 85 55 25
North African origins, n.i.e.Footnote 16 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins 300 160 140
Afrikaner 0 0 0
Amhara 0 0 0
Bantu, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Burundian 0 0 0
Eritrean 0 0 0
Ethiopian 60 0 0
Harari 0 0 0
Kenyan 0 0 0
Malagasy 20 0 0
Mauritian 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0
Rwandan 110 85 25
Seychellois 0 0 0
Somali 0 0 0
South African 90 0 85
Tanzanian 0 0 0
Tigrian 0 0 0
Ugandan 0 0 0
Zambian 0 0 0
Zimbabwean 0 0 0
Zulu 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Footnote 17 0 0 0
Other African origins 450 45 405
Black, n.o.s.Footnote 18 90 0 75
Other African origins, n.i.e.Footnote 19 355 25 330
Asian origins 3,365 2,170 1,195
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 920 390 530
Afghan 0 0 0
Arab, n.o.s. 185 85 95
Armenian 30 15 0
Assyrian 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0
Iranian 115 70 50
Iraqi 0 0 0
Israeli 0 0 0
Jordanian 0 0 0
Kazakh 0 0 0
Kurd 0 0 0
Kuwaiti 0 0 0
Lebanese 465 175 285
Palestinian 0 0 0
Pashtun 0 0 0
Saudi Arabian 0 0 0
Syrian 60 0 50
Tajik 0 0 0
Tatar 0 0 0
Turk 30 0 25
Uighur 0 0 0
Uzbek 10 0 15
Yemeni 0 0 0
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Footnote 20 0 0 0
South Asian origins 665 310 355
Bangladeshi 0 0 0
Bengali 0 0 0
East IndianFootnote 21 590 245 345
Goan 0 0 0
Gujarati 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0
Nepali 0 0 0
Pakistani 70 65 0
Punjabi 0 0 0
Sinhalese 0 0 0
Sri Lankan 0 0 0
Tamil 0 0 0
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Footnote 22 0 0 0
East and Southeast Asian origins 1,770 1,460 310
Burmese 15 15 0
Cambodian (Khmer) 0 0 0
Chinese 475 305 170
Filipino 340 225 110
Hmong 0 0 0
Indonesian 0 0 0
Japanese 30 10 20
Korean 645 620 20
Laotian 0 0 0
Malaysian 0 0 0
Mongolian 40 0 0
Singaporean 0 0 0
Taiwanese 0 0 0
Thai 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0
Vietnamese 295 245 55
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Footnote 23 45 20 0
Other Asian origins 20 10 0
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Footnote 24 25 10 0
Oceania origins 55 0 35
Australian 15 0 15
New Zealander 35 0 20
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

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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.

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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.

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Footnote 3

A single ethnic origin response occurs when a respondent provides one ethnic origin only.

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Footnote 4

A multiple ethnic origin response occurs when a respondent provides two or more ethnic origins.

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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.

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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').

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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').

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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').

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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').

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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').

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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').

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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').

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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').

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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').

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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').

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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').

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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').

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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).

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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').

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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').

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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).

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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').

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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').

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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').

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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').

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 99-010-X2011028.

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