Mother Tongue of Married Spouse or Common-law Partner (10), Mother Tongue of Child (10), Mother Tongue of Other Married Spouse or Common-law Partner (10), Language Spoken Most Often at Home by Married Spouse or Common-law Partner (10), Language Spoken Most Often at Home by Child (10), Language Spoken Most Often at Home by Other Married Spouse or Common-law Partner (10) and Age of Child (2) for Children Under 18 Years of Age in Couple Families in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories and Census Metropolitan Areas, 2016 Census - 100% Data

• Other married spouse or common-law partner - Mother tongue (10): Total - Mother tongue of other married spouse or common-law partner
• Married spouse or common-law partner - Language spoken most often at home (10): Total - Language spoken most often at home by married spouse or common-law partner
• Language spoken most often at home - Child (10): Total - Language spoken most often at home by child
• Language spoken most often at home - Other married spouse or common-law partner (10): Total - Language spoken most often at home by other married spouse or common-law partner
• Age of child (2): Total - 0 to 17 years

This table details mother tongue of married spouse or common-law partner , mother tongue of child , mother tongue of other married spouse or common-law partner , language spoken most often at home by married spouse or common-law partner , language spoken most often at home by child , language spoken most often at home by other married spouse or common-law partner and age of child for children under 18 years of age in couple families in private households in Nova Scotia / Nouvelle-Écosse

Mother tongue - Married spouse or common-law partner (10)	Child - Mother tongue (10)
	Total - Mother tongue of child	English	French	Non-official language	Aboriginal	Non-Aboriginal	English and French	English and non-official language	French and non-official language	English, French and non-official language
Total - Mother tongue of married spouse or common-law partner^Footnote 4	117,495	108,250	2,150	5,160	445	4,715	770	1,070	30	70
English	103,485	102,035	480	295	30	265	425	240	0	5
French	3,750	1,940	1,580	20	0	25	195	5	15	5
Non-official language	9,145	3,705	70	4,805	410	4,395	15	515	10	25
Aboriginal	745	310	0	410	410	0	0	20	0	0
Non-Aboriginal	8,400	3,390	70	4,390	0	4,395	15	490	10	25
English and French	360	235	5	0	0	0	110	5	0	5
English and non-official language	650	295	0	30	10	25	10	285	0	20
French and non-official language	65	20	5	10	0	5	15	15	5	5
English, French and non-official language	45	15	0	5	0	5	5	15	0	10

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

The 'other married spouse or common-law partner' is the second married spouse or common-law partner listed on the census questionnaire.

Footnote 2

The 'married spouse or common-law partner' is the first spouse or partner listed on the census questionnaire.

Footnote 3

The 'other married spouse or common-law partner' is the second married spouse or common-law partner listed on the census questionnaire.

Footnote 4

The 'married spouse or common-law partner' is the first spouse or partner listed on the census questionnaire.

Data quality note(s) – Nova Scotia / Nouvelle-Écosse

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.9%.
• Short-form income data quality flag
  Default. Data quality index showing a short-form income non-response rate lower than 10%.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016078.