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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 Hamilton
Global non-response rate (GNR)^{Footnote 1} = 26.7 %
Ethnic origin (264)	Single and multiple ethnic origin responses (3)
Ethnic origin (264)	Total - Single and multiple ethnic origin responses^Footnote 2	Single ethnic origin responses^Footnote 3	Multiple ethnic origin responses^Footnote 4
Total - Ethnic origins^{Footnote 5}	708,175	369,925	338,250
North American Aboriginal origins	19,425	1,800	17,625
First Nations (North American Indian)	16,470	1,620	14,855
Inuit	360	60	300
Métis	2,770	120	2,650
Other North American origins	178,920	69,045	109,875
Acadian	865	85	780
American	8,485	555	7,930
Canadian	171,945	68,200	103,745
New Brunswicker	25	0	25
Newfoundlander	510	145	360
Nova Scotian	80	20	55
Ontarian	60	0	50
Québécois	255	15	235
Other North American origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 6}	55	0	50
European origins	545,000	221,135	323,865
British Isles origins	337,640	83,275	254,360
Channel Islander	100	0	80
Cornish	15	0	0
English	201,790	44,675	157,115
Irish	127,315	12,160	115,150
Manx	175	0	160
Scottish	144,430	19,730	124,705
Welsh	14,330	1,125	13,205
British Isles origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 7}	20,975	5,555	15,430
French origins	61,470	5,800	55,665
Alsatian	70	0	70
Breton	0	0	0
French	61,405	5,795	55,605
Western European origins (except French origins)	109,175	26,660	82,515
Austrian	5,060	815	4,250
Belgian	2,190	295	1,900
Dutch	39,010	15,215	23,790
Flemish	195	25	175
Frisian	240	20	225
German	68,085	9,980	58,100
Luxembourger	30	0	25
Swiss	2,630	310	2,320
Western European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 8}	0	0	0
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins)	13,995	1,585	12,410
Danish	3,885	670	3,220
Finnish	2,505	320	2,180
Icelandic	825	60	760
Norwegian	3,200	235	2,970
Swedish	3,740	235	3,510
Northern European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 9}	585	70	515
Eastern European origins	90,585	30,435	60,155
Bulgarian	580	150	430
Byelorussian	205	30	175
Czech	3,695	1,190	2,505
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.	1,515	265	1,255
Estonian	1,050	350	695
Hungarian	13,450	3,810	9,640
Latvian	1,370	495	875
Lithuanian	2,675	875	1,795
Moldovan	45	0	30
Polish	37,890	13,480	24,410
Romanian	6,045	2,355	3,690
Russian	7,150	990	6,160
Slovak	3,015	1,000	2,010
Ukrainian	25,810	5,400	20,420
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 10}	200	20	180
Southern European origins	133,495	71,810	61,685
Albanian	1,280	1,005	280
Bosnian	2,190	1,590	600
Croatian	11,640	6,530	5,115
Cypriot	95	0	85
Greek	6,045	2,665	3,385
Italian	75,900	37,520	38,375
Kosovar	295	205	90
Macedonian	1,590	800	795
Maltese	1,810	425	1,375
Montenegrin	200	25	180
Portuguese	18,570	11,935	6,640
Serbian	8,430	5,210	3,220
Sicilian	590	175	415
Slovenian	2,610	1,140	1,470
Spanish	7,915	1,500	6,410
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.	2,515	1,030	1,480
Southern European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 11}	60	45	0
Other European origins	5,625	1,570	4,050
Basque	0	0	0
Jewish	4,520	1,230	3,290
Roma (Gypsy)	300	125	175
Slavic, n.o.s.	95	25	70
Other European origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 12}	720	205	520
Caribbean origins	13,320	5,555	7,760
Antiguan	80	30	55
Bahamian	40	0	35
Barbadian	965	245	720
Bermudan	210	25	185
Carib	70	0	70
Cuban	780	325	455
Dominican	265	105	165
Grenadian	340	175	165
Haitian	485	400	90
Jamaican	7,075	2,850	4,220
Kittitian/Nevisian	40	0	25
Martinican	0	0	0
Montserratan	0	0	0
Puerto Rican	20	0	20
St. Lucian	140	20	120
Trinidadian/Tobagonian	1,850	670	1,180
Vincentian/Grenadinian	405	230	170
West Indian, n.o.s.	895	285	610
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 13}	435	180	260
Latin, Central and South American origins	12,440	6,290	6,150
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Maya)	225	25	205
Argentinian	600	70	530
Belizean	0	0	0
Bolivian	0	0	0
Brazilian	460	100	360
Chilean	580	200	380
Colombian	2,365	1,785	575
Costa Rican	135	115	15
Ecuadorian	185	40	140
Guatemalan	850	405	445
Guyanese	1,650	470	1,175
Hispanic	130	120	10
Honduran	240	150	95
Maya	145	15	135
Mexican	1,490	625	860
Nicaraguan	280	105	175
Panamanian	40	10	30
Paraguayan	0	0	0
Peruvian	480	175	305
Salvadorean	2,305	1,460	845
Uruguayan	110	0	80
Venezuelan	340	80	260
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 14}	690	270	420
African origins	13,980	7,830	6,150
Central and West African origins	2,575	1,970	610
Akan	0	0	0
Angolan	80	50	30
Ashanti	0	0	0
Beninese	0	0	0
Burkinabe	0	0	0
Cameroonian	25	0	10
Chadian	50	45	0
Congolese	780	620	155
Gabonese	0	0	0
Gambian	0	0	0
Ghanaian	580	370	205
Guinean	0	0	0
Ibo	65	65	0
Ivorian	0	0	0
Liberian	120	90	0
Malian	0	0	0
Nigerian	610	505	95
Peulh	0	0	0
Senegalese	0	0	0
Sierra Leonean	60	60	0
Togolese	0	0	0
Yoruba	75	70	0
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 15}	145	70	75
North African origins	3,280	2,135	1,150
Algerian	30	10	20
Berber	60	0	55
Coptic	65	0	65
Dinka	10	0	10
Egyptian	2,160	1,430	730
Libyan	235	165	70
Maure	0	0	0
Moroccan	260	165	95
Sudanese	560	350	210
Tunisian	30	0	20
North African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 16}	60	0	50
Southern and East African origins	4,490	2,705	1,785
Afrikaner	40	0	45
Amhara	0	0	0
Bantu, n.o.s.	90	55	35
Burundian	120	60	65
Eritrean	35	35	0
Ethiopian	495	390	100
Harari	0	0	0
Kenyan	240	115	135
Malagasy	60	0	40
Mauritian	55	0	50
Oromo	20	0	25
Rwandan	95	80	0
Seychellois	0	0	0
Somali	1,255	1,060	195
South African	1,205	260	950
Tanzanian	155	80	75
Tigrian	0	0	0
Ugandan	120	80	40
Zambian	50	40	0
Zimbabwean	400	290	115
Zulu	70	55	20
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 17}	245	45	200
Other African origins	3,885	1,020	2,870
Black, n.o.s.^{Footnote 18}	420	25	395
Other African origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 19}	3,505	995	2,510
Asian origins	76,630	58,080	18,550
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins	18,905	13,200	5,705
Afghan	1,580	1,400	180
Arab, n.o.s.	2,025	1,125	900
Armenian	1,170	400	770
Assyrian	1,500	1,095	400
Azerbaijani	55	0	55
Georgian	50	0	45
Iranian	2,245	1,585	655
Iraqi	3,535	2,950	590
Israeli	275	120	155
Jordanian	385	220	165
Kazakh	85	0	70
Kurd	975	575	405
Kuwaiti	70	0	70
Lebanese	2,245	1,260	985
Palestinian	1,135	765	375
Pashtun	95	75	20
Saudi Arabian	140	130	10
Syrian	855	385	470
Tajik	45	0	45
Tatar	115	0	110
Turk	1,585	760	825
Uighur	10	0	0
Uzbek	0	0	0
Yemeni	100	85	10
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 20}	455	235	220
South Asian origins	24,570	19,425	5,145
Bangladeshi	540	390	145
Bengali	260	190	70
East Indian^{Footnote 21}	18,270	14,030	4,240
Goan	75	20	50
Gujarati	45	30	0
Kashmiri	20	0	25
Nepali	40	35	0
Pakistani	3,710	2,585	1,120
Punjabi	1,210	765	445
Sinhalese	190	150	40
Sri Lankan	860	665	200
Tamil	115	60	55
South Asian origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 22}	715	500	215
East and Southeast Asian origins	33,885	25,335	8,540
Burmese	115	65	45
Cambodian (Khmer)	1,715	1,185	535
Chinese	14,780	10,160	4,620
Filipino	9,140	6,690	2,445
Hmong	0	0	0
Indonesian	515	75	435
Japanese	1,760	720	1,045
Korean	2,925	2,655	265
Laotian	580	270	305
Malaysian	160	0	155
Mongolian	120	0	95
Singaporean	25	0	20
Taiwanese	185	85	105
Thai	345	75	265
Tibetan	105	0	105
Vietnamese	4,430	3,235	1,195
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 23}	130	90	45
Other Asian origins	300	115	180
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 24}	300	115	180
Oceania origins	1,235	190	1,040
Australian	765	165	605
New Zealander	320	20	300
Pacific Islands origins	195	0	185
Fijian	20	0	0
Hawaiian	35	0	35
Maori	35	0	35
Polynesian, n.o.s.	0	0	0
Samoan	45	0	45
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.^{Footnote 25}	40	0	45

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

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 2

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 3

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

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Footnote 4

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

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Footnote 5

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 6

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 7

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 8

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 9

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 10

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 11

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 12

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 13

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 14

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 15

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 16

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 17

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 18

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 19

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 20

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 22

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 23

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 24

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 25

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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