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FACTSand FIGURES 2001

Immigration Overview

  

VANCOUVER BY LANGUAGE ABILITY
(Principal Applicants and Dependants)

 

VANCOUVER BY LANGUAGE ABILITY
(Principal Applicants and Dependants)

 
 1999
 2000
 2001
LANGUAGE ABILITY # % # % # %
English 16,075 49.65 15,554 46.72 15,671 45.87
French 115 0.36 134 0.40 115 0.34
Both French and English 402 1.24 479 1.44 455 1.33
Neither 15,786 48.76 17,125 51.44 17,924 52.46
Total 32,378 100 33,292 100 34,165 100

 

VANCOUVER BY AGE AND LANGUAGE ABILITY
- CHILDREN UNDER 15 YEARS OF AGE
(Principal Applicants and Dependants)

   
 1999
 2000
 2001
AGE LANGUAGE ABILITY # % # % # %
0 to 4 years English 239 1.18 234 1.15 248 1.15
  French 3 0.01 5 0.02 3 0.01
  Both French and English 2 0.01 5 0.02 4 0.02
  Neither 1,684 8.33 1,737 8.51 1,903 8.81
  Subtotal 1,928 9.53 1,981 9.71 2,158 9.99
5 to 9 years English 517 2.56 542 2.66 660 3.05
  French 11 0.05 13 0.06 8 0.04
  Both French and English 9 0.04 3 0.01 6 0.03
  Neither 1,838 9.09 1,849 9.06 1,811 8.38
  Subtotal 2,375 11.74 2,407 11.80 2,485 11.50
10 to 14 years English 609 3.01 745 3.65 878 4.06
  French 11 0.05 13 0.06 17 0.08
  Both French and English 6 0.03 7 0.03 12 0.06
  Neither 1,812 8.96 1,648 8.08 1,654 7.65
  Subtotal 2,438 12.06 2,413 11.83 2,561 11.85
  Total 6,741 100 6,801 100 7,204 100
 
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