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Summary table
| People of Jamaican origin | Total Canadian population | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | |
| Total population in thousands | 96.9 | 114.8 | 211.7 | 14,564.3 | 15,074.8 | 29,639.0 |
Percentage change between 1996 and 2001 |
12.6 | 11.8 | 12.2 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
Percentage immigrant |
49.1 | 56.4 | 53.1 | 18.0 | 18.7 | 18.4 |
Percentage with Canadian citizenship |
86.4 | 87.4 | 87.0 | 94.9 | 94.5 | 94.7 |
| Language | ||||||
Percentage able to speak English/French |
99.9 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 98.8 | 98.2 | 98.4 |
Percentage speaking only non-official language at home |
0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 9.7 |
| Age distribution | ||||||
Percentage aged less than 15 |
32.1 | 26.8 | 29.2 | 20.2 | 18.6 | 19.4 |
Percentage aged 25 to 44 |
29.4 | 31.4 | 30.5 | 30.4 | 30.6 | 30.5 |
Percentage aged 65 and over |
4.9 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 10.9 | 13.4 | 12.2 |
| Family status | ||||||
Percentage lone parents1 |
4.0 | 25.4 | 16.1 | 2.1 | 8.7 | 5.5 |
Percentage living alone1 |
9.9 | 10.9 | 10.4 | 11.3 | 13.7 | 12.5 |
Percentage seniors living alone |
20.0 | 28.2 | 25.0 | 16.8 | 38.3 | 28.9 |
| Education, employment and income | ||||||
Percentage with university degree1 |
9.2 | 10.6 | 10.0 | 16.0 | 14.9 | 15.4 |
Percentage employed1 |
69.8 | 65.9 | 67.6 | 67.2 | 56.1 | 61.5 |
Unemployment rate |
8.7 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.4 |
Percentage with low income |
23.9 | 28.1 | 26.2 | 14.7 | 17.7 | 16.2 |
| 1. Includes people aged 15 and over. | ||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Census of Canada. | ||||||
