Family Characteristics (22), Aboriginal Identity (9), Registered or Treaty Indian Status (3), Age (8A) 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 (8A): Total - Age
• Sex (3): Total - Sex

This table details family characteristics , aboriginal identity , registered or treaty indian status , age and sex for the population in private households in Alberta

Family characteristics (22)	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 - Family characteristics^Footnote 8	3,978,145	258,640	253,460	136,590	114,375	2,495	2,905	2,275	3,719,505
Married spouses and common-law partners	1,912,285	83,930	82,185	39,135	42,185	865	920	825	1,828,360
Married spouses	1,589,480	50,345	49,200	19,830	28,865	500	605	540	1,539,140
Common-law partners	322,805	33,580	32,990	19,305	13,320	370	315	280	289,220
Lone parents (in lone-parent census families)	160,255	20,530	20,245	13,040	7,095	110	175	110	139,720
Children in census families (as in sons, daughters or grandchildren)	1,231,460	108,685	106,520	60,105	45,395	1,010	1,265	905	1,122,775
Living with two biological or adoptive parents^Footnote 9	885,355	52,110	50,885	25,275	25,015	595	725	495	833,245
In an intact family^Footnote 10	853,010	47,380	46,250	22,665	23,030	565	665	470	805,625
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 11	32,350	4,730	4,635	2,610	1,990	35	60	30	27,620
Living with one biological or adoptive parent and one step-parent	89,460	11,735	11,495	6,350	5,060	90	115	125	77,725
In a simple stepfamily^Footnote 12	50,105	6,110	6,000	3,220	2,725	50	50	65	43,995
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 13	39,355	5,625	5,495	3,125	2,335	35	65	65	33,730
Living with one parent in a lone-parent census family^Footnote 14	245,700	40,805	40,160	25,485	14,360	315	395	255	204,895
With a male lone parent	52,855	9,015	8,840	5,510	3,220	100	85	90	43,840
With a female lone parent	192,850	31,795	31,320	19,975	11,140	210	310	165	161,055
Living with grandparents without parents present	10,940	4,035	3,980	3,005	960	15	20	25	6,905
With two grandparents without parents present	5,750	1,885	1,875	1,345	515	10	10	0	3,870
With one grandparent without parents present	5,195	2,150	2,110	1,660	445	0	10	25	3,040
Persons not in census families	674,145	45,495	44,515	24,305	19,695	510	545	435	628,650
Living with other relatives	95,400	11,350	11,175	7,585	3,515	75	70	100	84,050
Foster children	5,360	3,545	3,470	2,850	575	40	50	25	1,815
Living with non-relatives only or alone	573,385	30,605	29,870	13,870	15,605	395	425	310	542,785

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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.

Footnote 8

For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Census family; Stepfamily status of couple family with children; and Relationship structure of stepfamily.

Footnote 9

One or more grandparents of the child may also be present in the household.

Footnote 10

In an intact family, all children are the biological or adopted children of both persons in the couple. This category also includes children living in census families for whom it cannot be determined whether it is an intact family or a stepfamily.

Footnote 11

In a complex stepfamily, some or all of the children are step-siblings or half-siblings.

Footnote 12

In a simple stepfamily, none of the children are step-siblings or half-siblings.

Footnote 13

In a complex stepfamily, some or all of the children are step-siblings or half-siblings.

Footnote 14

One or more grandparents of the child may also be present in the household.

Data quality note(s) – Alberta

• 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: 6.1%.
• 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-X2016162.