Reported in: 2011
Reported for: Population in private households
Question nos.: Derived variable: Questions 18, 20 and 21
Responses: Aboriginal identity is derived from data collected in three questions: Aboriginal group (Question 18); Registered or Treaty Indian status (Question 20); and Membership in a First Nation or Indian band (Question 21). In Question 18, respondents could respond 'Yes, First Nations (North American Indian),' 'Yes, Métis,' 'Yes, Inuk (Inuit)' or 'No, not an Aboriginal person' by checking off the appropriate mark-in circle. In Question 20, respondents could respond 'No' or 'Yes, Status Indian (Registered or Treaty).' In Question 21, respondents could respond 'No' or 'Yes, member of a First Nation/Indian band'.
The resulting standard classifications are described in the
Aboriginal Peoples Reference Guide, National Household Survey, 2011. One classification is as follows:
Total population - Aboriginal identity
Aboriginal identity
Aboriginal single identity
First Nations (North American Indian) single identity
Métis single identity
Inuk (Inuit) single identity
Aboriginal multiple identities
Aboriginal identities not included elsewhere
Non-Aboriginal identity
Remarks: Aboriginal identity is a derived variable. For more information on the input variables for the Aboriginal identity variable in the 2011 National Household Survey, refer to the definitions for Aboriginal group, Registered or Treaty Indian status and Membership in a First Nation or Indian band.
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.
For additional information on the collection and dissemination of Aboriginal data, please refer to the
Aboriginal Peoples Reference Guide, National Household Survey, 2011 and the
Aboriginal Peoples Technical Report, National Household Survey, 2011.
