Tabulation: Income and Earnings Statistics in 2010 (16), Age Groups (8C), Sex (3), Work activity in 2010 (3), Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree (6) and Selected Sociocultural Characteristics (60) for the Population Aged 15 Years and Over in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Census Metropolitan Areas, 2011 National Household Survey

• Age groups (8C): Total - Age groups
• Sex (3): Total - Sex
• Work activity in 2010 (3): Total - Work activity in 2010
• Highest certificate, diploma or degree (6): Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree

This table details income and earnings statistics in 2010 , age groups , sex , work activity in 2010 , highest certificate, diploma or degree and selected sociocultural characteristics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households in Peterborough
Global non-response rate (GNR)^{Footnote 2} = 36.3 %

Selected sociocultural characteristics (60)	Income and earnings statistics in 2010 (16)
	Total - Income statistics in 2010^Footnote 3	Without income	With income	Median income^Footnote 4	Average income^Footnote 5	Without after-tax income	With after-tax income	Median after-tax income^Footnote 6	Average after-tax income^Footnote 7	Total - Employment income statistics in 2010^Footnote 8	With employment income	Median employment income^Footnote 9	Average employment income^Footnote 10	With wages and salaries	Median wages and salaries^Footnote 11	Average wages and salaries^Footnote 12
Total - Population by Aboriginal identity	98,820	4,335	94,485	29,294	37,786	4,365	94,455	27,100	32,327	98,820	65,430	27,285	36,561	60,185	29,105	37,469
Aboriginal identity^Footnote 13	3,310	325	2,985	19,891	26,695	325	2,985	19,246	23,909	3,315	2,055	21,605	28,021	1,955	21,957	28,698
First Nations (North American Indian) single identity^Footnote 14	2,260	235	2,020	17,436	26,137	240	2,020	17,318	23,507	2,260	1,445	19,403	27,559	1,395	20,339	28,097
Métis single identity	865	85	785	27,153	27,509	80	780	23,805	24,622	865	490	31,724	30,409	460	31,656	30,913
Inuk (Inuit) single identity	35	0	30	5,019	11,946	0	30	5,019	11,365	30	25	5,012	10,446	25	5,012	10,446
Multiple Aboriginal identities^Footnote 15	25	0	25	17,147	31,242	0	25	16,507	26,227	25	25	5,568	29,299	20	18,741	38,291
Aboriginal identities not included elsewhere^Footnote 16	130	0	120	24,583	33,414	0	125	21,618	28,616	130	70	11,195	26,331	60	20,532	29,935
Non-Aboriginal identity	95,505	4,010	91,500	29,467	38,148	4,040	91,470	27,310	32,602	95,510	63,375	27,393	36,838	58,230	29,495	37,764
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status^Footnote 17	98,820	4,335	94,485	29,294	37,786	4,360	94,455	27,100	32,327	98,820	65,430	27,285	36,561	60,185	29,105	37,469
Registered or Treaty Indian^Footnote 18	1,675	125	1,550	17,084	24,871	125	1,550	16,978	22,612	1,670	1,070	17,983	25,584	1,020	19,427	26,205
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian	97,150	4,210	92,935	29,417	38,001	4,235	92,910	27,233	32,489	97,145	64,365	27,385	36,744	59,160	29,384	37,663
Total - Population by Aboriginal ancestry^Footnote 19	98,820	4,335	94,485	29,294	37,786	4,360	94,455	27,100	32,327	98,815	65,430	27,285	36,561	60,185	29,105	37,469
Aboriginal ancestry^Footnote 20	4,480	365	4,120	22,004	29,332	365	4,115	21,232	25,940	4,480	2,990	25,068	30,243	2,795	26,800	31,338
First Nations (North American Indian) ancestry^Footnote 21	3,585	320	3,270	19,825	28,476	325	3,260	19,051	25,311	3,590	2,310	22,007	29,987	2,155	24,809	31,036
Métis ancestry	900	40	860	32,652	33,486	45	860	26,658	29,077	900	675	28,998	32,045	630	31,097	33,205
Inuit ancestry	30	0	25	5,015	10,239	0	25	5,015	9,827	30	0	0	0	0	0	0
Non-Aboriginal ancestry only^Footnote 22	94,340	3,975	90,365	29,469	38,171	4,000	90,340	27,315	32,618	94,340	62,440	27,377	36,864	57,390	29,436	37,767
Total - Generation status^Footnote 23	98,820	4,335	94,485	29,294	37,786	4,365	94,455	27,100	32,327	98,820	65,430	27,285	36,561	60,180	29,105	37,469
First generation^Footnote 24	9,855	245	9,610	29,324	41,085	260	9,600	27,081	34,677	9,855	5,770	26,749	40,159	4,950	29,501	41,960
Second generation^Footnote 25	15,455	535	14,920	31,510	40,258	540	14,910	28,830	34,326	15,450	9,530	29,268	39,394	8,770	31,135	39,429
Third generation or more^Footnote 26	73,510	3,560	69,955	28,964	36,805	3,570	69,945	26,781	31,578	73,510	50,135	27,041	35,609	46,470	28,867	36,621
Total - Population by visible minority^Footnote 27	98,820	4,335	94,480	29,294	37,786	4,360	94,460	27,100	32,327	98,815	65,430	27,285	36,561	60,185	29,105	37,469
Total visible minority population^Footnote 28	3,040	295	2,740	24,409	33,328	300	2,745	22,956	28,829	3,040	2,075	25,211	35,375	1,920	26,272	36,602
South Asian^Footnote 29	650	45	615	26,284	34,650	40	610	25,096	30,125	655	450	26,854	36,877	395	27,589	38,996
Chinese	350	50	300	28,314	39,919	50	305	25,045	33,681	355	240	35,929	43,429	235	35,960	43,381
Black	540	75	465	20,383	28,390	80	465	19,871	25,485	545	325	12,414	30,574	325	14,288	30,834
Filipino	120	0	120	21,042	28,055	0	120	19,560	24,710	120	100	15,549	24,698	100	16,040	25,574
Latin American	215	30	185	17,223	30,386	30	185	17,223	25,186	215	150	15,011	31,788	135	23,965	34,713
Arab	130	0	125	31,601	55,315	0	125	30,961	45,227	130	110	30,039	56,144	110	30,039	56,144
Southeast Asian^Footnote 30	400	30	375	29,273	30,450	30	375	25,728	26,833	405	330	27,958	29,365	330	27,958	29,357
West Asian^Footnote 31	90	0	85	22,187	64,554	0	85	22,059	52,203	90	65	82,524	67,739	65	21,591	59,281
Korean	255	25	235	11,002	17,886	25	235	11,002	16,739	260	135	8,948	18,745	75	18,003	27,880
Japanese	85	0	80	40,818	41,802	0	80	34,019	36,914	85	40	46,965	58,444	40	46,965	57,114
Visible minority, n.i.e.^Footnote 32	80	0	70	19,389	28,405	0	65	19,389	24,968	80	55	20,763	31,386	50	20,792	34,364
Multiple visible minorities^Footnote 33	105	0	90	28,519	27,964	0	90	28,263	23,763	110	65	22,636	32,610	65	22,628	26,771
Not a visible minority^Footnote 34	95,780	4,040	91,740	29,438	37,919	4,070	91,715	27,259	32,431	95,780	63,360	27,377	36,600	58,265	29,332	37,497
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration^Footnote 35	98,820	4,335	94,485	29,294	37,786	4,360	94,455	27,100	32,327	98,820	65,435	27,285	36,561	60,185	29,105	37,469
Non-immigrants^Footnote 36	89,165	4,090	85,075	29,308	37,486	4,105	85,055	27,123	32,106	89,165	59,840	27,406	36,320	55,410	29,135	37,181
Immigrants^Footnote 37	9,230	200	9,030	29,387	41,294	215	9,020	27,271	34,949	9,230	5,355	26,072	39,563	4,540	28,525	41,354
Before 1981	6,070	20	6,050	29,441	42,022	30	6,045	27,567	35,559	6,070	2,915	23,726	37,820	2,355	26,277	38,851
1981 to 1990	1,100	0	1,100	37,323	45,985	0	1,095	34,603	39,203	1,105	990	36,867	44,136	900	39,780	45,312
1991 to 2000	960	30	935	24,800	35,328	25	930	24,593	30,179	960	770	24,354	35,796	690	26,294	38,908
2001 to 2009	955	95	860	22,236	37,160	90	865	22,105	30,961	955	625	28,117	44,333	535	33,039	48,164
2001 to 2005	655	65	585	20,022	37,015	70	585	19,533	30,081	655	450	24,559	43,142	370	28,222	49,294
2006 to 2009	295	0	280	30,284	37,467	0	275	28,460	32,822	300	175	39,985	47,444	165	35,838	45,603
Total - Mother tongue^Footnote 38	98,815	4,335	94,485	29,294	37,786	4,365	94,455	27,100	32,327	98,820	65,430	27,285	36,561	60,185	29,105	37,469
English	92,390	4,070	88,320	29,272	37,485	4,090	88,300	27,087	32,129	92,390	61,445	27,226	36,085	56,765	28,947	37,002
French	1,090	45	1,040	36,476	48,731	45	1,045	31,413	39,656	1,090	735	40,393	50,711	655	42,180	55,426
Non-official language	5,090	195	4,890	29,297	41,254	205	4,885	26,726	34,586	5,090	3,090	27,309	43,069	2,610	30,138	43,549
Aboriginal	85	0	85	17,732	21,106	0	85	17,732	20,036	90	35	20,543	28,043	35	20,570	28,916
Non-Aboriginal	5,000	195	4,805	29,698	41,608	200	4,800	27,266	34,842	5,000	3,055	27,450	43,240	2,580	30,205	43,731
English and French	80	0	60	14,448	29,652	0	60	14,448	25,749	85	50	13,458	24,654	50	13,462	25,794
English and non-official language	170	0	165	25,498	28,528	0	165	24,276	26,196	165	100	24,495	29,095	100	26,193	30,162
French and non-official language	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
English, French and non-official language	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total - First official language spoken^Footnote 39	98,820	4,340	94,480	29,294	37,786	4,365	94,455	27,100	32,327	98,820	65,430	27,285	36,561	60,185	29,105	37,469
English	97,620	4,280	93,335	29,279	37,689	4,310	93,310	27,076	32,264	97,620	64,655	27,219	36,397	59,490	28,981	37,263
French	1,015	25	990	37,056	49,360	25	990	31,587	40,129	1,020	690	41,521	52,885	610	44,894	58,244
English and French	65	0	55	34,117	35,529	0	60	29,858	31,378	65	50	23,269	35,282	55	21,093	35,036
Neither English nor French	115	20	95	10,989	13,926	15	100	10,989	13,426	115	40	16,936	19,891	30	21,791	23,468

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

'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 2

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 3

Total income - Total income refers to monetary receipts from certain sources, before income taxes and deductions, during calendar year 2010. It includes employment income from wages, salaries, tips, commissions and net income from self-employment (for both unincorporated farm and non-farm activities); income from government sources, such as social assistance, child benefits, employment insurance, old age security pension, Canada or Quebec pension plan benefits and disability income; income from employer and personal pension sources, such as private pensions and payments from annuities and RRIFs; income from investment sources, such as dividends and interest on bonds, accounts, GICs and mutual funds; and other regular cash income, such as child support payments received, spousal support payments (alimony) received and scholarships. The monetary receipts included are those that tend to be of a regular and recurring nature. It excludes one-time receipts, such as lottery winnings, gambling winnings, cash inheritances, lump sum insurance settlements, capital gains and RRSP withdrawals. Capital gains are excluded because they are not by their nature regular and recurring. It is further assumed that they are less likely to be fully spent in the period in which they are received, unlike income that is regular and recurring. Also excluded are employer's contributions to registered pension plans, Canada and Quebec pension plans, and employment insurance. Finally, voluntary inter-household transfers, imputed rent, goods and services produced for barter, and goods produced for own consumption are excluded from this total income definition.

After-tax income - Refers to total income from all sources minus federal, provincial and territorial income taxes paid for 2010.

Median income of individuals - The median income of a specified group of income recipients is that amount which divides their income size distribution 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 individuals with income in that group (e.g., males aged 45 to 54).

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.

Median and average incomes of individuals will be calculated for those individuals who are at least 15 years of age and who have an income (positive or negative).

These statistics can be derived for after-tax income, earnings, wages and salaries, or any other particular source of income in the same manner.

Footnote 4

For population with income.

Footnote 5

For population with income.

Footnote 6

For population with after-tax income.

Footnote 7

For population with after-tax income.

Footnote 8

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 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.

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.

Footnote 9

For population with employment income.

Footnote 10

For population with employment income.

Footnote 11

For population with wages and salaries.

Footnote 12

For population with wages and salaries.

Footnote 13

'Aboriginal identity' includes persons who reported being an Aboriginal person, that is, First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit) and/or those who reported Registered or Treaty Indian status, that is registered under the Indian Act of Canada, and/or those who reported membership in a First Nation or Indian band. Aboriginal peoples of Canada are defined in the Constitution Act, 1982, section 35 (2) as including the Indian, Inuit and Métis peoples of Canada.

Footnote 14

Users should be aware that the estimates associated with this variable are more affected than most by the incomplete enumeration of certain Indian reserves and Indian settlements in the National Household Survey (NHS). In 2011, there were a total of 36 Indian reserves and Indian settlements that were 'incompletely enumerated' in the NHS. For these reserves or settlements, NHS enumeration was either not permitted or was interrupted before it could be completed, or was not possible because of natural events (specifically forest fires in Northern Ontario). For additional information, please refer to the Aboriginal Peoples Reference Guide, National Household Survey, 2011.

Footnote 15

'Multiple Aboriginal identities' includes persons who reported being any two or all three of the following: First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit).

Footnote 16

'Aboriginal identities not included elsewhere' includes persons who did not report being First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit) but who did report Registered or Treaty Indian status and/or membership in a First Nation or Indian band.

Footnote 17

Users should be aware that the estimates associated with this variable are more affected than most by the incomplete enumeration of certain Indian reserves and Indian settlements in the National Household Survey (NHS). In 2011, there were a total of 36 Indian reserves and Indian settlements that were 'incompletely enumerated' in the NHS. For these reserves or settlements, NHS enumeration was either not permitted or was interrupted before it could be completed, or was not possible because of natural events (specifically forest fires in Northern Ontario). For additional information, please refer to the Aboriginal Peoples Reference Guide, National Household Survey, 2011.

Footnote 18

Registered or Treaty Indian Status refers to whether or not a person reported being a Registered or Treaty Indian.
'Registered or Treaty Indian' includes persons who reported being a Registered or Treaty Indian in Question 20. Registered Indians are persons who are registered under the Indian Act of Canada. Treaty Indians are persons who belong to a First Nation or Indian band that signed a treaty with the Crown. Registered or Treaty Indians are sometimes also called Status Indians.

Footnote 19

This is a total population estimate. The sum of the ancestries in this table is greater than the total population estimate because a person may report more than one ancestry (ethnic origin) in the NHS.

Footnote 20

'Aboriginal ancestry' includes persons who reported one or more than one of First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuit ancestry in Question 17, either with or without also reporting a non-Aboriginal ancestry. The sum of the categories 'First Nations (North American Indian) ancestry', 'Métis ancestry' and 'Inuit ancestry' is thus greater than the sum of the total for 'Aboriginal ancestry' because persons who reported more than one Aboriginal ancestry are included in the response category for each Aboriginal ancestry they reported. All respondents with Aboriginal ancestry are counted in at least one of the categories 'First Nations (North American Indian) ancestry,' 'Métis ancestry' and 'Inuit ancestry' and also in the category 'Aboriginal ancestry.'
Aboriginal peoples of Canada are defined in the Constitution Act, 1982, section 35 (2) as including the Indian, Inuit and Métis peoples of Canada. Ancestry refers to the ethnic or cultural origins of the respondent's ancestors, an ancestor being usually more distant than a grandparent. A person can have more than one ethnic or cultural origin.

Footnote 21

Users should be aware that the estimates associated with this variable are more affected than most by the incomplete enumeration of certain Indian reserves and Indian settlements in the National Household Survey (NHS). In 2011, there were a total of 36 Indian reserves and Indian settlements that were 'incompletely enumerated' in the NHS. For these reserves or settlements, NHS enumeration was either not permitted or was interrupted before it could be completed, or was not possible because of natural events (specifically forest fires in Northern Ontario). For additional information, please refer to the Aboriginal Peoples Reference Guide, National Household Survey, 2011.

Footnote 22

'Non-Aboriginal ancestry only' includes persons who did not report First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuit ancestry in Question 17.

Footnote 23

Generation status
Part A - Short definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Generation status refers to whether or not the person or the person's parents were born in Canada. It identifies persons as being first generation, second generation or third generation or more.

Footnote 24

'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 25

'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 26

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

Footnote 27

Visible minority
Part A - Short definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Visible minority refers to whether a person belongs to a visible minority group as defined by the Employment Equity Act and, if so, the visible minority group to which the person belongs. The Employment Equity Act defines visible minorities as 'persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour.' The visible minority population consists mainly of the following groups:  South Asian, Chinese, Black, Filipino, Latin American, Arab, Southeast Asian, West Asian, Korean and Japanese.

Footnote 28

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 29

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

Footnote 30

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

Footnote 31

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

Footnote 32

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 33

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 34

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.

Footnote 35

Immigrant status refers to whether the respondent is a non-immigrant, an immigrant or a non-permanent resident.

Non-immigrant refers to a person who is a Canadian citizen by birth.

Immigrant refers to a person who is or has ever been a landed immigrant/permanent resident. This person has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities. Some immigrants have resided in Canada for a number of years, while others have arrived recently. Some immigrants are Canadian citizens, while others are not. Most immigrants are born outside Canada, but a small number are born in Canada. In the 2011 National Household Survey, 'Immigrants' includes immigrants who landed in Canada prior to May 10, 2011.

Non-permanent resident refers to a person from another country who has a work or study permit or who is a refugee claimant, and any non-Canadian-born family member living in Canada with them.

Period of immigration refers to the period in which the immigrant first obtained his or her landed immigrant/permanent resident status.

Non-permanent residents are not included elsewhere in this table.

Footnote 36

Non-immigrant refers to a person who is a Canadian citizen by birth.

Footnote 37

Immigrant refers to a person who is or has ever been a landed immigrant/permanent resident. This person has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities. Some immigrants have resided in Canada for a number of years, while others have arrived recently. Some immigrants are Canadian citizens, while others are not. Most immigrants are born outside Canada, but a small number are born in Canada. In the 2011 National Household Survey, 'Immigrants' includes immigrants who landed in Canada prior to May 10, 2011.

The income data for the National Household Survey are for the year 2010. By agreement, landed immigrants who arrived in Canada between January 1, 2011 and May 10, 2011 have an income equal to zero. It is also possible that landed immigrants who arrived during the course of the year 2010 did not have a complete year of applicable revenues. Consequently, these two groups of immigrants are excluded from the detailed distribution by period of immigration. They are, however included in the category 'Immigrants.'

Footnote 38

Refers to the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood by the individual on May 10, 2011.

Footnote 39

First official language spoken
Part A - Short definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to a variable specified within the framework of the Official Languages Act.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 99-014-X2011041.