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2011 National Household Survey: Data tables
Religion (108), Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (11), Age Groups (10) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 National Household Survey
About this variable: Religion (108)
Definition
Religion
Part A - Short definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
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.
Values
- Total - Religion
- Buddhist
- Christian
- Anglican
- Baptist
- Catholic
- Assyrian Chaldean Catholic
- Greek Catholic, n.o.s.
- Maronite
- Melkite
- Roman Catholic
- Ukrainian Catholic
- Catholic, n.i.e. Footnote 13
- Christian Orthodox
- Antiochian Orthodox
- Armenian Orthodox/Apostolic
- Bulgarian Orthodox
- Coptic Orthodox
- Ethiopian Orthodox
- Greek Orthodox
- Macedonian Orthodox
- Romanian Orthodox
- Russian Orthodox
- Serbian Orthodox
- Syrian/Syriac Orthodox
- Ukrainian Orthodox
- Christian Orthodox, n.i.e.
- Lutheran
- Pentecostal
- Presbyterian
- United Church
- Other Christian
- Amish
- Apostolic Christian Church
- Associated Gospel
- Brethren in Christ
- Charismatic
- Christadelphian
- Christian and Missionary Alliance
- Christian Congregational
- Christian or Plymouth Brethren
- Churches of Christ/Christian Churches Footnote 42
- Church of God
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Church of the Nazarene
- Community of Christ Footnote 46
- Doukhobor
- Evangelical, n.o.s.
- Evangelical Free Church
- Evangelical Missionary Church
- Free Methodist
- Grace Communion International Footnote 52
- Iglesia ni Cristo
- Jehovah's Witness
- Mennonite
- Methodist, n.i.e.
- Mission de l'Esprit Saint
- Moravian
- New Apostolic
- Protestant, n.o.s.
- Quaker
- Reformed
- Canadian Reformed Church
- Christian Reformed Church
- Dutch Reformed Church
- Free Reformed Church
- Netherlands Reformed
- United Reformed Church
- Reformed, n.i.e.
- Salvation Army
- Seventh-day Adventist
- Swedenborgian (New Church)
- Vineyard Christian Fellowship
- Wesleyan Footnote 74
- Interdenominational Christian
- Non-denominational Christian
- Christian, n.i.e. Footnote 77
- Hindu
- Jewish
- Muslim
- Sikh
- Traditional (Aboriginal) Spirituality
- Other religions
- Baha'i
- Eckankar
- Gnostic
- Jain
- New Age
- New Thought-Unity-Religious Science
- Pagan
- Wiccan
- Pagan, n.i.e.
- Pantheist
- Rastafarian
- Satanist
- Scientologist
- Shinto
- Spiritualist
- Taoist
- Unitarian
- Zoroastrian
- Other religions, n.i.e.
- No religious affiliation
- Agnostic
- Atheist
- Humanist
- No religion
- No religious affiliation, n.i.e.
Footnotes
- Footnote 13
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Catholic, n.i.e. includes, for example, Polish Catholic, Armenian Catholic, Syrian Catholic, Catholic not included elsewhere, etc.
- Footnote 42
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Churches of Christ/Christian Churches includes Disciples of Christ.
- Footnote 46
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Community of Christ was formerly known as 'Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.'
- Footnote 52
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Grace Communion International was formerly known as 'Worldwide Church of God.'
- Footnote 74
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Wesleyan includes Standard Church.
- Footnote 77
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Christian, n.i.e. includes those who report only 'Christian' and Christian religions not included elsewhere such as Born Again Christian, Apostolic not included elsewhere, Messianic Jew, Hutterite, etc.
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