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2011 National Household Survey: Data tables

Tabulation: Religion (108), Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (11), 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

About this variable: Religion (108)

Definition

Religion

Part A - Short definition
Not applicable

Part B - Detailed definition
Religion refers to the person's self-identification as having a connection or affiliation with any religious denomination, group, body, sect, cult or other religiously defined community or system of belief. Religion is not limited to formal membership in a religious organization or group. Persons without a religious connection or affiliation can self-identify as atheist, agnostic or humanist, or can provide another applicable response.

Values

  1. Total - Religion
  2. Buddhist
  3. Christian
  4. Anglican
  5. Baptist
  6. Catholic
  7. Assyrian Chaldean Catholic
  8. Greek Catholic, n.o.s.
  9. Maronite
  10. Melkite
  11. Roman Catholic
  12. Ukrainian Catholic
  13. Catholic, n.i.e. Footnote 13
  14. Christian Orthodox
  15. Antiochian Orthodox
  16. Armenian Orthodox/Apostolic
  17. Bulgarian Orthodox
  18. Coptic Orthodox
  19. Ethiopian Orthodox
  20. Greek Orthodox
  21. Macedonian Orthodox
  22. Romanian Orthodox
  23. Russian Orthodox
  24. Serbian Orthodox
  25. Syrian/Syriac Orthodox
  26. Ukrainian Orthodox
  27. Christian Orthodox, n.i.e.
  28. Lutheran
  29. Pentecostal
  30. Presbyterian
  31. United Church
  32. Other Christian
  33. Amish
  34. Apostolic Christian Church
  35. Associated Gospel
  36. Brethren in Christ
  37. Charismatic
  38. Christadelphian
  39. Christian and Missionary Alliance
  40. Christian Congregational
  41. Christian or Plymouth Brethren
  42. Churches of Christ/Christian Churches Footnote 42
  43. Church of God
  44. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
  45. Church of the Nazarene
  46. Community of Christ Footnote 46
  47. Doukhobor
  48. Evangelical, n.o.s.
  49. Evangelical Free Church
  50. Evangelical Missionary Church
  51. Free Methodist
  52. Grace Communion International Footnote 52
  53. Iglesia ni Cristo
  54. Jehovah's Witness
  55. Mennonite
  56. Methodist, n.i.e.
  57. Mission de l'Esprit Saint
  58. Moravian
  59. New Apostolic
  60. Protestant, n.o.s.
  61. Quaker
  62. Reformed
  63. Canadian Reformed Church
  64. Christian Reformed Church
  65. Dutch Reformed Church
  66. Free Reformed Church
  67. Netherlands Reformed
  68. United Reformed Church
  69. Reformed, n.i.e.
  70. Salvation Army
  71. Seventh-day Adventist
  72. Swedenborgian (New Church)
  73. Vineyard Christian Fellowship
  74. Wesleyan Footnote 74
  75. Interdenominational Christian
  76. Non-denominational Christian
  77. Christian, n.i.e. Footnote 77
  78. Hindu
  79. Jewish
  80. Muslim
  81. Sikh
  82. Traditional (Aboriginal) Spirituality
  83. Other religions
  84. Baha'i
  85. Eckankar
  86. Gnostic
  87. Jain
  88. New Age
  89. New Thought-Unity-Religious Science
  90. Pagan
  91. Wiccan
  92. Pagan, n.i.e.
  93. Pantheist
  94. Rastafarian
  95. Satanist
  96. Scientologist
  97. Shinto
  98. Spiritualist
  99. Taoist
  100. Unitarian
  101. Zoroastrian
  102. Other religions, n.i.e.
  103. No religious affiliation
  104. Agnostic
  105. Atheist
  106. Humanist
  107. No religion
  108. No religious affiliation, n.i.e.

Footnotes

Footnote 13

Catholic, n.i.e. includes, for example, Polish Catholic, Armenian Catholic, Syrian Catholic, Catholic not included elsewhere, etc.

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Footnote 42

Churches of Christ/Christian Churches includes Disciples of Christ.

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Footnote 46

Community of Christ was formerly known as 'Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.'

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Footnote 52

Grace Communion International was formerly known as 'Worldwide Church of God.'

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Footnote 74

Wesleyan includes Standard Church.

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Footnote 77

Christian, n.i.e. includes those who report only 'Christian' and Christian religions not included elsewhere such as Born Again Christian, Apostolic not included elsewhere, Messianic Jew, Hutterite, etc.

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