Tabulation: Religion (19), Age Groups (10), Sex (3), Selected Demographic, Cultural, Labour Force and Educational Characteristics (268) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 National Household Survey

• Religion (19): Total population by selected religions
• Age groups (10): Total - Age groups

This table details religion , age groups , sex , selected demographic, cultural, labour force and educational characteristics for the population in private households in Swift Current
Global non-response rate (GNR)^{Footnote 2} = 22.8 %

Selected demographic, cultural, labour force and educational characteristics (268)	Sex (3)
	Total - Sex	Male	Female
Total population aged 15 years and over in private households by marital status^Footnote 3	14,025	6,760	7,265
Married or living with a common-law partner	8,755	4,390	4,360
Married (and not separated)	7,705	3,865	3,840
Living common law	1,045	525	525
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	5,275	2,370	2,900
Single (never legally married)	3,295	1,855	1,440
Separated	255	80	175
Divorced	760	230	530
Widowed	955	205	755
Total - Census family status^Footnote 4	17,045	8,325	8,720
Married spouses	7,585	3,800	3,780
Common-law partners	1,050	525	520
Lone parents	610	75	530
Children in census families	4,710	2,595	2,115
Persons not in census families^Footnote 5	3,095	1,325	1,770
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago^Footnote 6	16,870	8,240	8,625
Non-movers	14,370	6,960	7,410
Movers	2,500	1,285	1,215
Non-migrants	1,375	635	740
Migrants	1,125	650	475
Internal migrants	995	595	400
Intraprovincial migrants	695	415	275
Interprovincial migrants	300	175	125
External migrants	130	50	75
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago^Footnote 7	16,100	7,870	8,230
Non-movers	9,360	4,675	4,690
Movers	6,735	3,190	3,545
Non-migrants	3,590	1,755	1,835
Migrants	3,145	1,435	1,710
Internal migrants	2,600	1,175	1,430
Intraprovincial migrants	1,550	685	865
Interprovincial migrants	1,055	490	565
External migrants	540	265	280
Total population by mother tongue^Footnote 8	17,045	8,325	8,720
English	14,830	7,335	7,490
French	200	90	110
Non-official language	1,965	890	1,070
English and French	0	0	0
English and non-official language	50	0	45
French and non-official language	0	0	0
English, French and non-official language	0	0	0
Total population by language spoken most often at home^Footnote 9	17,040	8,325	8,720
English	16,255	7,925	8,335
French	30	0	0
Non-official language	575	295	280
English and French	0	0	0
English and non-official language	185	100	85
French and non-official language	0	0	0
English, French and non-official language	0	0	0
Total population by knowledge of official languages^Footnote 10	17,045	8,325	8,720
English only	16,265	8,005	8,260
French only	0	0	0
English and French	760	315	445
Neither English nor French	0	0	0
Total population aged 15 years and over by language used most often at work^Footnote 11	10,710	5,445	5,260
English	10,650	5,420	5,230
French	0	0	0
Non-official language	25	0	0
Aboriginal	0	0	0
Non-Aboriginal	25	0	0
English and French	0	0	0
English and non-official language	0	0	0
French and non-official language	0	0	0
English, French and non-official language	0	0	0
Total population by citizenship^Footnote 12	17,040	8,325	8,720
Canadian citizens	16,345	7,960	8,390
Canadian citizens only	16,185	7,890	8,295
Citizens of Canada and at least one other country	165	70	95
Not Canadian citizens^Footnote 13	695	365	330
Total population in private households by immigrant status and period of immigration^Footnote 14	17,045	8,325	8,720
Non-immigrants^Footnote 15	15,605	7,605	8,005
Immigrants^Footnote 16	1,350	670	685
Before 1971	365	165	200
1971 to 1980	100	45	60
1981 to 1990	75	40	40
1991 to 2000	85	55	35
2001 to 2011^Footnote 17	725	370	355
2001 to 2005	95	45	50
2006 to 2011^Footnote 18	630	325	305
Non-permanent residents^Footnote 19	85	60	30
Total immigrant population in private households by age at immigration^Footnote 20	1,350	670	685
Under 5 years	185	85	100
5 to 14 years	315	215	95
15 to 24 years	285	110	170
25 to 44 years	460	210	250
45 years and over	110	50	60
Total population in private households by immigrant status and selected places of birth^Footnote 21	17,040	8,325	8,720
Non-immigrants^Footnote 22	15,610	7,600	8,005
Born in province of residence	13,350	6,530	6,825
Born outside province of residence	2,255	1,070	1,185
Immigrants^Footnote 23	1,355	665	685
Americas	205	90	115
United States	130	60	70
Jamaica	0	0	0
Guyana	0	0	0
Haiti	0	0	0
Mexico	0	0	0
Trinidad and Tobago	0	0	0
Colombia	65	35	35
El Salvador	0	0	0
Peru	0	0	0
Chile	0	0	0
Other places of birth in Americas	0	0	0
Europe	420	185	240
United Kingdom^Footnote 24	165	60	100
Italy	0	0	0
Germany	65	45	20
Poland	0	0	0
Portugal	0	0	0
Netherlands	45	35	0
France	0	0	0
Romania	0	0	0
Russian Federation	55	0	50
Greece	0	0	0
Ukraine	0	0	0
Croatia	0	0	0
Hungary	0	0	0
Bosnia and Herzegovina	0	0	0
Serbia	0	0	0
Ireland, Republic of	0	0	0
Other places of birth in Europe	35	0	0
Africa	80	50	30
Morocco	0	0	0
Algeria	0	0	0
Egypt	0	0	0
South Africa, Republic of	20	0	0
Nigeria	0	0	0
Ethiopia	30	0	0
Kenya	0	0	0
Other places of birth in Africa	25	15	0
Asia	645	340	305
India	20	0	0
China^Footnote 25	140	75	65
Philippines	365	190	175
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region	0	0	0
Viet Nam^Footnote 26	0	0	0
Pakistan	0	0	0
Sri Lanka	0	0	0
Iran^Footnote 27	0	0	0
Korea, South^Footnote 28	30	0	0
Lebanon	0	0	0
Taiwan	0	0	0
Iraq	0	0	0
Bangladesh	0	0	0
Afghanistan	0	0	0
Japan	0	0	0
Turkey	0	0	0
Other places of birth in Asia	0	0	0
Oceania and other^Footnote 29	0	0	0
Fiji	0	0	0
Other places of birth^Footnote 30	0	0	0
Non-permanent residents^Footnote 31	80	60	25
Total population in private households by generation status^Footnote 32	17,045	8,325	8,720
First generation^Footnote 33	1,450	725	725
Second generation^Footnote 34	2,470	1,185	1,290
Third generation or more^Footnote 35	13,125	6,420	6,705
Total population in private households by visible minority	17,045	8,325	8,715
Total visible minority population^Footnote 36	1,065	610	450
South Asian^Footnote 37	70	40	25
Chinese	315	185	130
Black	95	70	25
Filipino	445	250	195
Latin American	75	30	40
Arab	0	0	0
Southeast Asian^Footnote 38	0	0	0
West Asian^Footnote 39	0	0	0
Korean	45	0	25
Japanese	0	0	0
Visible minority, n.i.e.^Footnote 40	0	0	0
Multiple visible minorities^Footnote 41	0	0	0
Not a visible minority^Footnote 42	15,980	7,720	8,265
Total population in private households by Aboriginal identity	17,045	8,325	8,720
Aboriginal identity^Footnote 43	470	200	270
First Nations (North American Indian) single identity^Footnote 44	180	55	125
Métis single identity	280	145	140
Inuk (Inuit) single identity	0	0	0
Multiple Aboriginal identities^Footnote 45	0	0	0
Aboriginal identities not included elsewhere^Footnote 46	0	0	0
Non-Aboriginal identity	16,570	8,125	8,450
Total population in private households by Registered or Treaty Indian status^Footnote 47	17,040	8,325	8,720
Registered or Treaty Indian^Footnote 48	95	50	45
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian	16,950	8,275	8,670
Total population in private households by Aboriginal ancestry^Footnote 49	17,045	8,325	8,715
Aboriginal ancestry^Footnote 50	660	335	325
First Nations (North American Indian) Aboriginal ancestry^Footnote 51	325	165	165
Métis ancestry	380	200	180
Inuit ancestry	0	0	0
Non-Aboriginal ancestry only^Footnote 52	16,380	7,990	8,390
Total population aged 15 years and over by labour force status^Footnote 53	14,025	6,765	7,265
In the labour force	9,985	5,160	4,835
Employed	9,585	4,930	4,660
Unemployed	405	230	175
Not in the labour force	4,040	1,605	2,430
Participation rate	71.2	76.3	66.6
Employment rate	68.3	72.9	64.1
Unemployment rate	4.1	4.5	3.6
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker^Footnote 54	9,990	5,155	4,830
Class of worker - not applicable^Footnote 55	55	45	0
All classes of worker^Footnote 56	9,930	5,110	4,815
Employee	8,625	4,230	4,390
Self-employed^Footnote 57	1,305	880	425
Total labour force population aged 15 years and over by occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2011^Footnote 58	9,985	5,160	4,830
Occupation - not applicable^Footnote 59	55	45	0
All occupations^Footnote 60	9,930	5,110	4,815
0 Management occupations	1,225	810	415
1 Business, finance and administration occupations	1,540	380	1,160
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations	370	290	80
3 Health occupations	790	125	665
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services	950	280	670
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport	115	30	85
6 Sales and service occupations	2,545	950	1,595
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations	1,525	1,425	100
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations	525	490	35
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities	355	330	25
Total labour force population aged 15 years and over by industry - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2007^Footnote 61	9,990	5,160	4,830
Industry - not applicable^Footnote 62	60	45	0
All industries^Footnote 63	9,930	5,110	4,815
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	690	495	195
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	585	525	60
22 Utilities	70	35	40
23 Construction	665	545	120
31-33 Manufacturing	545	450	100
41 Wholesale trade	360	265	95
44-45 Retail trade	1,165	570	595
48-49 Transportation and warehousing	410	355	55
51 Information and cultural industries	135	30	110
52 Finance and insurance	505	130	375
53 Real estate and rental and leasing	70	40	30
54 Professional, scientific and technical services	425	135	285
55 Management of companies and enterprises	20	0	0
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services	215	80	135
61 Educational services	645	175	470
62 Health care and social assistance	1,235	215	1,020
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation	290	160	135
72 Accommodation and food services	820	230	585
81 Other services (except public administration)	445	280	170
91 Public administration	635	395	245
Total population aged 25 to 64 years by highest certificate, diploma or degree^Footnote 64	8,810	4,255	4,560
No certificate, diploma or degree	1,120	655	465
High school diploma or equivalent^Footnote 65	2,400	1,160	1,240
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree^Footnote 66	5,295	2,445	2,850
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma^Footnote 67	1,390	945	445
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma	1,905	655	1,255
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level^Footnote 68	510	220	290
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above	1,495	630	860
Bachelor's degree	1,030	390	640
University certificate, diploma or degree above bachelor level^Footnote 69	460	240	220
Total population aged 15 years and over by major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2011^Footnote 70	14,025	6,765	7,260
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree^Footnote 71	7,210	3,615	3,590
Education	755	175	580
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies	85	20	65
Humanities	220	140	75
Social and behavioural sciences and law	355	105	255
Business, management and public administration	1,480	430	1,050
Physical and life sciences and technologies	55	20	35
Mathematics, computer and information sciences	55	0	35
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies	1,450	1,390	65
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation	425	360	65
Health and related fields^Footnote 72	1,445	225	1,230
Personal, protective and transportation services	485	260	225
Other fields of study^Footnote 73	0	0	0
Total population aged 15 years and over by location of study compared with province or territory of residence^Footnote 74	14,025	6,765	7,265
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree	7,210	3,620	3,595
With postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree	6,815	3,145	3,670
Location of study inside Canada	6,240	2,900	3,335
Same as province or territory of residence	4,660	2,200	2,455
Another province or territory	1,580	700	880
Location of study outside Canada	580	240	335

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

Religion refers to the person's self-identification as having a connection or affiliation with any religious denomination, group, body, sect, cult or other religiously defined community or system of belief. Religion is not limited to formal membership in a religious organization or group. Persons without a religious connection or affiliation can self-identify as atheist, agnostic or humanist, or can provide another applicable response.

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

Marital status
Refers to the marital status of the person, taking into account his/her common-law status. Persons who are married or living common law may be of opposite sex or of the same sex. The classification is as follows:
Married (and not separated): A person who is married and has not separated or obtained a divorce, and whose spouse is living.

Common-law: A person who is living with another person as a couple but who is not legally married to that person.

Separated: A person who is married but who no longer lives with his/her spouse (for any reason other than illness, work or school) and who has not obtained a divorce. Persons living common law are not included in this category.

Divorced: A person who has obtained a legal divorce and who has not remarried. Persons living common law are not included in this category.

Widowed: A person who has lost his/her spouse through death and who has not remarried. Persons living common law are not included in this category.

Single (never legally married): A person who has never married or a person whose marriage has been annulled and who has not remarried. Persons living common law are not included in this category.

Footnote 4

Classification of persons according to whether or not they are members of a census family and the status they have in the census family (a census family is composed of a married couple or two persons living common law, with or without children, or of a lone parent living with at least one child in the same dwelling). A person can be a married spouse, a common-law partner, a lone parent, a child or a person not in a census family.

Footnote 5

Persons not in census families may live with relatives (without forming a census family with them), they may live with non-relatives only or they may live alone.

Footnote 6

Refers to the status of a person with regard to the place of residence on the reference day, May 10, 2011, in relation to the place of residence on the same date one year earlier. Persons who have not moved are referred to as non-movers and persons who have moved from one residence to another are referred to as movers. Movers include non-migrants and migrants. Non-migrants are persons who did move but remained in the same city, town, township, village or Indian reserve. Migrants include internal migrants who moved to a different city, town, township, village or Indian reserve within Canada. External migrants include persons who lived outside Canada at the earlier reference date.

Footnote 7

Refers to the status of a person with regard to the place of residence on the reference day, May 10, 2011, in relation to the place of residence on the same date five years earlier. Persons who have not moved are referred to as non-movers and persons who have moved from one residence to another are referred to as movers. Movers include non-migrants and migrants. Non-migrants are persons who did move but remained in the same city, town, township, village or Indian reserve. Migrants include internal migrants who moved to a different city, town, township, village or Indian reserve within Canada. External migrants include persons who lived outside Canada at the earlier reference date.

Footnote 8

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

Footnote 9

Refers to the language spoken most often at home by the individual on May 10, 2011.

Footnote 10

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 11

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 12

Citizenship refers to the legal citizenship status of a person. Citizenship can be by birth or naturalization. A person may have more than one citizenship. A person may be stateless, that is, they may have no citizenship.

Footnote 13

Includes persons who are stateless.

Footnote 14

Period of immigration refers to the period in which the immigrant first obtained his or her landed immigrant/permanent resident status. A landed immigrant/permanent resident refers to a person who has been granted the right to live permanently in Canada by immigration authorities.

Footnote 15

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

Footnote 16

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.

Footnote 17

Includes immigrants who landed in Canada prior to May 10, 2011.

Footnote 18

Includes immigrants who landed in Canada prior to May 10, 2011.

Footnote 19

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.

Footnote 20

Age at immigration refers to the age at which an immigrant first obtained landed immigrant/permanent resident status. 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 permanently in Canada by immigration authorities.

Footnote 21

The places of birth selected are the most frequently reported by immigrants at the Canada level.

Footnote 22

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

Footnote 23

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.

Footnote 24

The official name of United Kingdom is United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. United Kingdom includes Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland (excludes Isle of Man, the Channel Islands and British Overseas Territories).

Footnote 25

China excludes Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Macao Special Administrative Region.

Footnote 26

The official name of Viet Nam is Socialist Republic of Viet Nam.

Footnote 27

The official name of Iran is Islamic Republic of Iran.

Footnote 28

The official name of South Korea is Republic of Korea.

Footnote 29

The category 'Oceania and other' includes places of birth in Oceania and responses not included elsewhere, such as 'born at sea.'

Footnote 30

The category 'Other places of birth' includes other places of birth in Oceania and responses not included elsewhere, such as 'born at sea.'

Footnote 31

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.

Footnote 32

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 33

'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 34

'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 35

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

Footnote 36

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 37

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

Footnote 38

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

Footnote 39

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

Footnote 40

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 41

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 42

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 43

'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 44

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 (NHS), 2011.

Footnote 45

'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 46

'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 47

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 (NHS), 2011.

Footnote 48

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 49

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 50

'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 51

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 (NHS), 2011.

Footnote 52

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

Footnote 53

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 54

Refers to whether an employed person is an employee or is self-employed. The self-employed include persons with or without a business, as well as unpaid family workers.

Footnote 55

Includes 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 56

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 57

Includes self-employed with an incorporated business and self-employed with an unincorporated business. Also included among the self-employed are unpaid family workers.

Footnote 58

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 59

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 60

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 61

Refers to the general nature of the business carried out in the establishment where the person worked. The 2011 National Household Survey industry data are produced according to the NAICS 2007.

Footnote 62

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 63

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 64

'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 65

'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 66

'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 67

'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 68

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 69

'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 70

'Major field of study' is defined as the main discipline or subject of learning. It is collected for the highest certificate, diploma or degree above the high school or secondary school level and classified according to the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2011. This variable shows the 'primary groupings,' a CIP variant.



For more information on the CIP classification, see the Classification of Instructional Programs, Canada 2011, Catalogue no. 12-590-X available from: www.statcan.gc.ca/concepts/classification-eng.htm.



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 71

'No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree' includes persons who have not completed a registered apprenticeship certificate (including Certificate of Qualification, Journeyperson's designation) or other trades certificate or diploma, a college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma, or a university certificate, diploma or degree.

Footnote 72

Called 'Health, parks, recreation and fitness' in CIP Canada 2000.

Footnote 73

Includes 'Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other.'

Footnote 74

'Location of study compared with province or territory of residence' indicates whether the 'Location of study' is the same as the province or territory of residence in 2011, a different Canadian province or territory, or outside Canada. 'Location of study' refers to the province, territory or country of the institution where the highest certificate, diploma or degree above the high school level was completed.



Users should be aware that some respondents may have reported the physical location of study rather than the location of the certificate, diploma or degree-granting institution. This could affect the responses of those who obtained a certificate, diploma or degree through a joint program or by distance learning with credentials granted in another province or country. In particular, a number of persons reported a location of study for a university credential in one of the territories (Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut), even though there were no educational institutions in the territories with the authority to grant university degrees.



For any other comments on collection, dissemination or data quality for this variable or 'Location of study,' refer to the Education Reference Guide, National Household Survey, Catalogue no. 99-012-X2011006.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 99-010-X2011037.