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2011 National Household Survey: Data tables
Tabulation: Census Family Status (12), Aboriginal Identity (8), Registered or Treaty Indian Status (3), Area of Residence: On Reserve (3), Age Groups (8A) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2011 National Household Survey
Data table
| Census family status (12) | Aboriginal identity (8) | |||||||
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| Total - Population by Aboriginal identity | Aboriginal identityFootnote 5 | First Nations (North American Indian) single identityFootnote 6 | Métis single identity | Inuk (Inuit) single identity | Multiple Aboriginal identitiesFootnote 7 | Aboriginal identities not included elsewhere Footnote 8 | Non-Aboriginal identity | |
| Total - Census family status | 7,732,525 | 141,915 | 82,425 | 40,960 | 12,570 | 1,545 | 4,415 | 7,590,610 |
| Married spouses | 2,295,440 | 30,150 | 17,545 | 9,465 | 1,740 | 350 | 1,055 | 2,265,290 |
| Common-law partners | 1,389,935 | 23,700 | 13,085 | 7,835 | 1,780 | 255 | 740 | 1,366,235 |
| Lone parents | 360,670 | 10,090 | 6,235 | 2,395 | 1,130 | 75 | 250 | 350,580 |
| Children in census families | 2,198,910 | 52,925 | 32,050 | 12,775 | 6,550 | 465 | 1,095 | 2,145,985 |
| Sons and daughters of only one spouse/partner in a couple (stepchildren)Footnote 9 | 205,860 | 5,320 | 3,095 | 1,660 | 400 | 45 | 125 | 200,535 |
| Sons and daughters of both spouses/partners in a couple, excluding stepchildren | 1,451,345 | 29,275 | 17,620 | 7,075 | 3,710 | 335 | 540 | 1,422,070 |
| Sons and daughters of lone parents | 533,605 | 17,375 | 10,635 | 3,985 | 2,245 | 90 | 420 | 516,230 |
| Grandchildren living with grandparent(s) with no parents present | 8,100 | 950 | 700 | 50 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 7,150 |
| Persons not in census familiesFootnote 10 | 1,487,565 | 25,050 | 13,510 | 8,485 | 1,375 | 395 | 1,280 | 1,462,510 |
| Foster children | 11,300 | 1,170 | 770 | 155 | 235 | 0 | 0 | 10,130 |
| Persons not in census families, not including foster children | 1,476,260 | 23,880 | 12,745 | 8,330 | 1,140 | 395 | 1,270 | 1,452,385 |
Symbol(s)
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not available for a specific reference period
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not applicable
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- Symbol x
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suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
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- Symbol F
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too unreliable to be published
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Footnote(s)
- Footnote 1
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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 National Household Survey (NHS). In 2011, there were a total of 36 Indian reserves and Indian settlements that were 'incompletely enumerated' in the NHS. For these reserves or settlements, NHS enumeration was either not permitted or was interrupted before it could be completed, or was not possible because of natural events (specifically forest fires in Northern Ontario). For additional information, please refer to the Aboriginal Peoples Reference Guide, National Household Survey, 2011.
- Footnote 2
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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 National Household Survey (NHS). In 2011, there were a total of 36 Indian reserves and Indian settlements that were 'incompletely enumerated' in the NHS. For these reserves or settlements, NHS enumeration was either not permitted or was interrupted before it could be completed, or was not possible because of natural events (specifically forest fires in Northern Ontario). For additional information, please refer to the Aboriginal Peoples Reference Guide, National Household Survey, 2011.
- Footnote 3
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Excludes National Household Survey data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
- Footnote 4
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For the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) estimates, the global non-response rate (GNR) is used as an indicator of data quality. This indicator combines complete non-response (household) and partial non-response (question) into a single rate. The value of the GNR is presented to users. A smaller GNR indicates a lower risk of non-response bias and as a result, lower risk of inaccuracy. The threshold used for estimates' suppression is a GNR of 50% or more. For more information, please refer to the National Household Survey User Guide, 2011.
- Footnote 5
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'Aboriginal identity' includes persons who reported being an Aboriginal person, that is, First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit) and/or those who reported Registered or Treaty Indian status, that is registered under the Indian Act of Canada, and/or those who reported 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 6
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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 National Household Survey (NHS). In 2011, there were a total of 36 Indian reserves and Indian settlements that were 'incompletely enumerated' in the NHS. For these reserves or settlements, NHS enumeration was either not permitted or was interrupted before it could be completed, or was not possible because of natural events (specifically forest fires in Northern Ontario). For additional information, please refer to the Aboriginal Peoples Reference Guide, National Household Survey, 2011.
- Footnote 7
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'Multiple Aboriginal identities' includes persons who reported being any two or all three of the following: First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit).
- Footnote 8
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'Aboriginal identities not included elsewhere' includes persons who did not report being First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit) but who did report Registered or Treaty Indian status and/or membership in a First Nation or Indian band.
- Footnote 9
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The biological or adopted child of only one spouse/partner in the couple, and whose birth or adoption preceded the current relationship.
- Footnote 10
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Persons not in census families may live with relatives (without forming a census family with them), or they may live with non-relatives only or they may live alone.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 99-011-X2011032.
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