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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.