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2011 National Household Survey: Data tables

Tabulation: Ethnic Origin (264), Single and Multiple Ethnic Origin Responses (3), Generation Status (4), 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

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Sex (3)

This table details ethnic origin , single and multiple ethnic origin responses , generation status , age groups and sex for the population in private households in Manitoba^{Footnote 1}
Global non-response rate (GNR)^{Footnote 2} = 26.2 %
Ethnic origin (264)	Single and multiple ethnic origin responses (3)
Ethnic origin (264)	Total - Single and multiple ethnic origin responses^Footnote 3	Single ethnic origin responses^Footnote 4	Multiple ethnic origin responses^Footnote 5
Total - Ethnic origins^{Footnote 6}	1,174,345	574,340	600,005
North American Aboriginal origins	199,940	100,030	99,910
First Nations (North American Indian)	130,070	86,245	43,820
Inuit	765	235	530
Métis	77,025	13,550	63,470
Other North American origins	224,100	84,260	139,840
Acadian	695	90	610
American	9,145	585	8,555
Canadian	216,860	83,445	133,415
New Brunswicker	0	0	0
Newfoundlander	295	30	265
Nova Scotian	0	0	0
Ontarian	0	0	0
Québécois	300	50	250
Other North American origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 7}	185	45	135
European origins	841,985	266,875	575,105
British Isles origins	434,225	68,655	365,570
Channel Islander	10	0	0
Cornish	70	0	70
English	255,535	36,470	219,070
Irish	155,455	9,560	145,890
Manx	165	0	150
Scottish	210,815	18,775	192,045
Welsh	17,555	890	16,660
British Isles origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 8}	18,355	2,940	15,420
French origins	147,810	18,060	129,745
Alsatian	0	0	0
Breton	150	0	135
French	147,775	18,045	129,735
Western European origins (except French origins)	285,195	77,440	207,750
Austrian	12,660	1,160	11,500
Belgian	20,455	2,730	17,720
Dutch	54,990	11,705	43,285
Flemish	1,760	255	1,505
Frisian	235	0	235
German	218,490	60,945	157,540
Luxembourger	110	0	105
Swiss	5,690	630	5,065
Western European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 9}	60	0	55
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins)	79,925	8,205	71,725
Danish	7,880	880	6,995
Finnish	3,850	455	3,395
Icelandic	30,025	3,685	26,335
Norwegian	20,790	1,500	19,295
Swedish	22,575	1,435	21,145
Northern European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 10}	2,050	240	1,815
Eastern European origins	275,485	67,260	208,220
Bulgarian	180	85	90
Byelorussian	465	90	375
Czech	4,305	940	3,365
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.	2,270	245	2,025
Estonian	350	20	325
Hungarian	9,170	1,850	7,320
Latvian	1,110	190	925
Lithuanian	1,490	150	1,340
Moldovan	75	35	40
Polish	85,410	12,025	73,385
Romanian	5,175	935	4,240
Russian	50,640	8,105	42,535
Slovak	1,730	395	1,330
Ukrainian	174,995	42,060	132,935
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 11}	490	135	355
Southern European origins	55,800	20,640	35,160
Albanian	265	165	100
Bosnian	805	585	215
Croatian	2,635	1,175	1,455
Cypriot	0	0	0
Greek	3,180	1,330	1,850
Italian	21,960	6,750	15,215
Kosovar	110	95	15
Macedonian	230	145	90
Maltese	235	65	175
Montenegrin	20	0	0
Portuguese	12,685	7,410	5,275
Serbian	1,445	735	720
Sicilian	165	20	140
Slovenian	1,260	445	815
Spanish	12,230	1,490	10,740
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.	1,275	225	1,050
Southern European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 12}	25	0	20
Other European origins	15,270	6,620	8,650
Basque	55	0	55
Jewish	13,150	5,605	7,545
Roma (Gypsy)	150	0	135
Slavic, n.o.s.	160	20	140
Other European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 13}	1,830	980	850
Caribbean origins	8,605	3,140	5,465
Antiguan	60	0	50
Bahamian	90	0	80
Barbadian	890	310	580
Bermudan	40	0	35
Carib	90	0	90
Cuban	170	50	125
Dominican	125	35	85
Grenadian	85	20	65
Haitian	180	120	60
Jamaican	3,440	1,450	1,990
Kittitian/Nevisian	0	0	0
Martinican	20	0	0
Montserratan	0	0	0
Puerto Rican	0	0	0
St. Lucian	35	0	35
Trinidadian/Tobagonian	1,715	450	1,265
Vincentian/Grenadinian	285	60	225
West Indian, n.o.s.	1,445	505	940
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 14}	485	100	385
Latin, Central and South American origins	17,845	7,570	10,270
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Maya)	305	25	285
Argentinian	295	35	260
Belizean	70	0	60
Bolivian	245	70	185
Brazilian	375	35	335
Chilean	1,305	525	780
Colombian	1,025	830	200
Costa Rican	85	0	85
Ecuadorian	100	45	50
Guatemalan	440	160	280
Guyanese	860	370	490
Hispanic	265	220	45
Honduran	490	375	110
Maya	195	95	100
Mexican	6,420	1,570	4,850
Nicaraguan	310	115	195
Panamanian	40	0	35
Paraguayan	1,585	415	1,170
Peruvian	375	105	270
Salvadorean	3,125	2,240	885
Uruguayan	30	0	30
Venezuelan	120	35	90
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 15}	685	305	380
African origins	18,015	11,575	6,440
Central and West African origins	4,010	2,765	1,250
Akan	0	0	0
Angolan	20	0	0
Ashanti	0	0	0
Beninese	20	20	0
Burkinabe	0	0	0
Cameroonian	75	60	0
Chadian	0	0	0
Congolese	835	560	275
Gabonese	0	0	0
Gambian	25	0	25
Ghanaian	325	205	125
Guinean	40	25	0
Ibo	145	100	45
Ivorian	50	50	0
Liberian	35	25	0
Malian	45	30	15
Nigerian	1,490	995	500
Peulh	0	0	0
Senegalese	65	0	50
Sierra Leonean	160	80	85
Togolese	125	100	25
Yoruba	315	160	160
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 16}	530	300	225
North African origins	2,705	2,070	635
Algerian	70	35	30
Berber	90	10	80
Coptic	155	45	115
Dinka	0	0	0
Egyptian	700	405	290
Libyan	300	250	50
Maure	20	0	0
Moroccan	535	430	100
Sudanese	990	880	110
Tunisian	0	0	0
North African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 17}	40	0	35
Southern and East African origins	6,740	5,025	1,715
Afrikaner	50	15	40
Amhara	220	145	75
Bantu, n.o.s.	50	30	15
Burundian	140	125	0
Eritrean	1,070	885	190
Ethiopian	1,980	1,570	415
Harari	0	0	0
Kenyan	370	280	90
Malagasy	0	0	0
Mauritian	65	40	30
Oromo	125	105	15
Rwandan	365	255	115
Seychellois	55	15	40
Somali	935	815	115
South African	615	240	375
Tanzanian	175	55	120
Tigrian	90	75	0
Ugandan	140	45	95
Zambian	150	120	25
Zimbabwean	110	50	60
Zulu	45	0	45
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 18}	400	165	235
Other African origins	5,145	1,710	3,435
Black, n.o.s.^{Footnote 19}	805	55	755
Other African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 20}	4,380	1,660	2,715
Asian origins	126,600	100,715	25,885
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins	8,130	4,205	3,925
Afghan	1,030	910	125
Arab, n.o.s.	860	500	365
Armenian	320	85	235
Assyrian	0	0	0
Azerbaijani	70	25	40
Georgian	95	0	85
Iranian	1,265	930	335
Iraqi	615	465	150
Israeli	340	0	325
Jordanian	40	0	30
Kazakh	135	35	95
Kurd	260	190	70
Kuwaiti	25	0	25
Lebanese	1,760	335	1,425
Palestinian	550	215	340
Pashtun	0	0	0
Saudi Arabian	115	80	35
Syrian	545	90	460
Tajik	0	0	0
Tatar	20	0	0
Turk	500	185	310
Uighur	0	0	0
Uzbek	55	35	20
Yemeni	65	0	65
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 21}	195	95	100
South Asian origins	26,220	21,045	5,175
Bangladeshi	325	240	80
Bengali	120	100	15
East Indian^{Footnote 22}	21,705	17,310	4,400
Goan	0	0	0
Gujarati	25	0	15
Kashmiri	0	0	0
Nepali	470	390	75
Pakistani	1,810	1,215	600
Punjabi	1,575	800	780
Sinhalese	265	120	145
Sri Lankan	795	505	290
Tamil	170	50	115
South Asian origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 23}	580	315	265
East and Southeast Asian origins	92,445	75,120	17,325
Burmese	110	65	45
Cambodian (Khmer)	540	385	155
Chinese	22,600	14,970	7,630
Filipino	61,270	51,085	10,185
Hmong	0	0	0
Indonesian	770	65	705
Japanese	2,335	920	1,415
Korean	3,190	2,890	300
Laotian	1,325	815	510
Malaysian	325	70	260
Mongolian	120	45	75
Singaporean	0	0	0
Taiwanese	190	145	50
Thai	470	180	285
Tibetan	0	0	0
Vietnamese	4,665	2,955	1,715
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 24}	565	535	30
Other Asian origins	530	345	185
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 25}	530	345	185
Oceania origins	1,285	165	1,120
Australian	705	45	660
New Zealander	255	40	215
Pacific Islands origins	340	80	260
Fijian	55	45	0
Hawaiian	35	0	35
Maori	80	0	80
Polynesian, n.o.s.	0	0	0
Samoan	75	0	75
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 26}	85	20	65

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too unreliable to be published

Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

Excludes National Household Survey data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.

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Footnote 2

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.

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Footnote 3

The category 'Total - Single and multiple ethnic origin responses' indicates the number of respondents who reported a specified ethnic origin, either as their only ethnic origin or in addition to one or more other ethnic origins. The sum of all total responses for all ethnic origins is greater than the total population estimate due to the reporting of multiple origins.

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Footnote 4

A single ethnic origin response occurs when a respondent provides one ethnic origin only.

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Footnote 5

A multiple ethnic origin response occurs when a respondent provides two or more ethnic origins.

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Footnote 6

This is a total population estimate. The sum of the ethnic groups in this table is greater than the total population estimate because a person may report more than one ethnic origin in the NHS.

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Footnote 7

Includes general responses indicating North American origins (e.g., 'North American') as well as more specific responses indicating North American origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Maritimer,' 'Manitoban').

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Footnote 8

Includes general responses indicating British Isles origins (e.g., 'British,' 'United Kingdom') as well as more specific responses indicating British Isles origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Celtic').

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Footnote 9

Includes general responses indicating Western European origins (e.g., 'Western European') as well as more specific responses indicating Western European origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Liechtensteiner').

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Footnote 10

Includes general responses indicating Northern European origins (e.g., 'Northern European') as well as more specific responses indicating Northern European origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Faroese,' 'Scandinavian').

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Footnote 11

Includes general responses indicating Eastern European origins (e.g., 'Eastern European') as well as more specific responses indicating Eastern European origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Baltic').

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Footnote 12

Includes general responses indicating Southern European origins (e.g., 'Southern European') as well as more specific responses indicating Southern European origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Gibraltarian').

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Footnote 13

Includes general responses indicating Other European origins (e.g., 'European') as well as more specific responses indicating European origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Central European').

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Footnote 14

Includes general responses indicating Caribbean origins (e.g., 'Caribbean') as well as more specific responses indicating Caribbean origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Guadelupian,' 'Aruban').

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Footnote 15

Includes general responses indicating Latin, Central or South American origins (e.g., 'South American') as well as more specific responses indicating Latin, Central or South American origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Surinamese').

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Footnote 16

Includes general responses indicating Central or West African origins (e.g., 'West African') as well as more specific responses indicating Central or West African origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Ewe,' 'Wolof').

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Footnote 17

Includes general responses indicating North African origins (e.g., 'North African') as well as more specific responses indicating North African origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Maghreb').

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Footnote 18

Includes general responses indicating Southern or East African origins (e.g., 'East African') as well as more specific responses indicating Southern or East African origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Hutu,' 'Shona').

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Footnote 19

Some respondents may choose to provide very specific ethnic origins in the National Household Survey (NHS), while other respondents may choose to give more general responses. This means that two respondents with the same ethnic ancestry could have different response patterns and thus could be counted as having different ethnic origins. For example, one respondent may report 'East Indian' ethnic origin while another respondent, with a similar ancestral background, may report 'Punjabi' or 'South Asian' origins; one respondent may report 'Black' while another, similar respondent, may report 'Ghanaian' or 'African.' As a result, ethnic origin data are very fluid, and counts for certain origins, such as 'East Indian' and 'Black,' may seem lower than initially expected. Users who wish to obtain broader response counts may wish to combine data for one or more ethnic origins together or use counts for ethnic categories such as 'South Asian origins' or 'African origins.' (Please note, however, that 'African origins' should not be considered equivalent to the 'Black' population group or visible minority status, as there are persons reporting African origins who report a population group or visible minority status other than 'Black.' Conversely, many people report a population group or visible minority status of 'Black' and do not report having 'African' origins. For information on population group and visible minority population in the 2011 NHS, refer to the appropriate definitions in this publication).

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Footnote 20

Includes general responses indicating Other African origins (e.g., 'African') as well as more specific responses indicating Other African origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Saharan').

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Footnote 21

Includes general responses indicating West Asian, Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins (e.g., 'West Asian,' 'Middle Eastern') as well as more specific responses indicating West Asian, Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Baloch,' 'Circassian').

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Footnote 23

Includes general responses indicating South Asian origins (e.g., 'South Asian') as well as more specific responses indicating South Asian origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Bhutanese').

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Footnote 24

Includes general responses indicating East and Southeast Asian origins (e.g., 'Southeast Asian') as well as more specific responses indicating East and Southeast Asian origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Bruneian,' 'Karen').

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Footnote 25

Includes general responses indicating Other Asian origins (e.g., 'Asian') as well as more specific responses indicating Other Asian origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Eurasian').

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Footnote 26

Includes general responses indicating Pacific Islands origins (e.g., 'Pacific Islander') as well as more specific responses indicating Pacific Islands origins that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Tahitian').

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 99-010-X2011028.

Date modified:: 2019-01-23

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