Economic Family Income Decile Group (13), Aboriginal Identity (9), Registered or Treaty Indian Status (3), Age (10B) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

• Registered or Treaty Indian status (3): Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status
• Age (10B): Total - Age
• Sex (3): Total - Sex

This table details economic family income decile group , aboriginal identity , registered or treaty indian status , age and sex for the population in private households in Canada

Economic family income decile group (13)	Aboriginal identity (9)
	Total - Aboriginal identity^Footnote 2	Aboriginal identity^Footnote 3	Single Aboriginal responses^Footnote 4	First Nations (North American Indian)^Footnote 5	Métis	Inuk (Inuit)	Multiple Aboriginal responses^Footnote 6	Aboriginal responses not included elsewhere ^Footnote 7	Non-Aboriginal identity
Total - Economic family income decile group	34,460,065	1,673,785	1,629,805	977,235	587,545	65,025	21,310	22,670	32,786,285
In bottom half of the distribution	17,211,655	1,076,895	1,050,835	698,770	313,175	38,890	13,190	12,870	16,134,755
In bottom decile	3,432,010	359,385	352,585	268,050	74,610	9,920	3,920	2,880	3,072,630
In second decile	3,439,340	232,190	226,375	153,190	64,680	8,505	2,900	2,920	3,207,145
In third decile	3,454,740	183,280	178,510	111,335	59,290	7,890	2,280	2,490	3,271,465
In fourth decile	3,440,535	156,965	152,655	88,720	57,370	6,560	1,880	2,435	3,283,575
In fifth decile	3,445,025	145,075	140,710	77,470	57,225	6,015	2,210	2,150	3,299,950
In top half of the distribution	17,248,410	596,890	578,970	278,465	274,370	26,135	8,120	9,800	16,651,525
In sixth decile	3,459,685	134,325	130,210	67,415	57,320	5,475	2,090	2,030	3,325,355
In seventh decile	3,451,510	129,080	125,460	63,210	57,090	5,160	1,565	2,055	3,322,430
In eighth decile	3,437,345	124,715	121,045	57,740	57,925	5,385	1,635	2,030	3,312,630
In ninth decile	3,453,690	116,430	112,875	52,220	55,540	5,115	1,655	1,900	3,337,260
In top decile	3,446,190	92,340	89,370	37,875	46,495	5,000	1,175	1,790	3,353,855

Symbol(s)

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not applicable

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suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act

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too unreliable to be published

Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

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 Census of Population.


For more information on Aboriginal variables, including information on their classifications, the questions from which they are derived, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, please refer to the Aboriginal Peoples Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016 and the Aboriginal Peoples Technical Report, Census of Population, 2016.

Footnote 2

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 2016 Census of Population. For more information on Aboriginal variables, including information on their classifications, the questions from which they are derived, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, refer to the Aboriginal Peoples Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016 and the Aboriginal Peoples Technical Report, Census of Population, 2016.

Footnote 3

'Aboriginal identity' includes persons who are First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit) and/or those who are Registered or Treaty Indians (that is, registered under the Indian Act of Canada) and/or those who have 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 4

'Single Aboriginal responses' includes persons who are in only one Aboriginal group, that is First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit).

Footnote 5

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 2016 Census of Population. For additional information, refer to the Aboriginal Peoples Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

Footnote 6

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

Footnote 7

'Aboriginal responses not included elsewhere' includes persons who are not First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit), but who have Registered or Treaty Indian status and/or Membership in a First Nation or Indian band.

Data quality note(s) – Canada

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
• Long-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 5.1%.
• Long-form income data quality flag
  Default. Data quality index showing a long-form income non-response rate lower than 10%.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016174.