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| People of Japanese origin | Total Canadian population | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | |
| Total population in thousands | 39.1 | 46.1 | 85.2 | 14,564.3 | 15,074.8 | 29,639.0 |
Percentage change
between 1996 and 2001 |
8.5 | 12.2 | 10.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
Percentage immigrant |
17.8 | 27.3 | 23.0 | 18.0 | 18.7 | 18.4 |
Percentage with Canadian citizenship |
83.3 | 72.6 | 77.5 | 94.9 | 94.5 | 94.7 |
| Language | ||||||
Percentage able to speak English/French |
97.7 | 96.6 | 97.1 | 98.8 | 98.2 | 98.4 |
Percentage speaking only non-official language at home |
19.6 | 21.8 | 20.8 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 9.7 |
| Age distribution | ||||||
Percentage aged less than 15 |
24.3 | 19.1 | 21.5 | 20.2 | 18.6 | 19.4 |
Percentage aged 25 to 44 |
27.3 | 34.7 | 31.3 | 30.4 | 30.6 | 30.5 |
Percentage aged 65 and over |
11.7 | 11.6 | 11.7 | 10.9 | 13.4 | 12.2 |
| Family status | ||||||
Percentage lone parents1 |
1.3 | 6.1 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 8.7 | 5.5 |
Percentage living alone1 |
14.5 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 11.3 | 13.7 | 12.5 |
Percentage seniors living alone |
14.1 | 27.9 | 21.6 | 16.8 | 38.3 | 28.9 |
| Education. employment and income | ||||||
Percentage with univeristy degree1 |
29.8 | 26.7 | 28.0 | 16.0 | 14.9 | 15.4 |
Percentage employed1 |
63.8 | 52.6 | 57.6 | 67.2 | 56.1 | 61.5 |
Unemployment rate |
6.2 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.4 |
Percentage with low income |
15.4 | 19.7 | 17.7 | 14.7 | 17.7 | 16.2 |
| 1. Include people aged 15 and over. | ||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Census of Canada. | ||||||
