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), Knowledge of Official Languages by Married Spouse or Common-law Partner (5), Knowledge of Official Languages by Child (5), Knowledge of Official Languages by Other Married Spouse or Common-law Partner (5) and Age of Child (5) 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 - Knowledge of official languages (5): Total - Knowledge of official languages by married spouse or common-law partner
• Child - Knowledge of official languages (5): Total - Knowledge of official languages by child
• Knowledge of official languages - Other married spouse or common-law partner (5): Total - Knowledge of official languages by other married spouse or common-law partner
• Age of child (5): Total - Age of child

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 , knowledge of official languages by married spouse or common-law partner , knowledge of official languages by child , knowledge of official languages 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 Alberta

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	744,740	590,705	6,870	122,040	2,040	120,005	2,510	21,740	360	520
English	497,165	490,075	1,100	2,950	90	2,860	1,100	1,900	10	30
French	13,505	7,725	4,770	265	0	260	645	30	40	35
Non-official language	216,080	84,415	820	117,960	1,920	116,040	255	12,260	175	200
Aboriginal	5,495	3,465	0	1,930	1,915	15	0	95	0	5
Non-Aboriginal	210,590	80,950	815	116,035	5	116,030	260	12,160	175	195
English and French	1,335	905	40	10	0	15	320	35	0	15
English and non-official language	15,430	7,120	10	720	25	700	95	7,330	5	145
French and non-official language	970	345	120	125	0	125	70	135	125	50
English, French and non-official language	250	120	0	5	0	5	15	55	5	45

Symbol(s)

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not available for a specific reference period

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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 married spouse or common-law 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) – Alberta

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.7%.
• 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-X2016077.