Response mobility to Indigenous identification questions in Canada, 2016 to 2021

Articles and reports: 75-006-X202600200005
Description: Response mobility in the Indigenous population of Canada refers to responses changing between Indigenous and non-Indigenous identity categories from one census cycle to the next. This study uses linked data from the Census of Population to examine how response mobility affected the size and composition of the Indigenous identity population from 2016 to 2021, as well as how these changes varied by province or territory. The impacts of response mobility on demographic and socioeconomic trends of Indigenous peoples are also explored.
Issue Number: 2026002
Author(s): Robertson, Henry
Main Product: Insights on Canadian Society
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