Table 10.1. Extent to which immigrants' new friends in Canada are of the same ethnic group, by immigration category, 2001

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Table 10.1a. Number of immigrants reporting new friends in Canada, by immigration category, 2001
Number of immigrants reporting	Family	Skilled worker principal applicants	Skilled worker spouse and dependants	Other economic	Refugees	All immigrants²
Total¹	31,626	52,925	37,243	9,233	7,842	139,619
1. Based on immigrants who reported having made new friends since their arrival.
2. Excludes other immigrants, as defined in Other immigrants (under the topic "Pre-migration and arrival in Canada").
Data source: Statistics Canada, 2001, Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2005, A Portrait of Early Settlement Experiences, catalogue number 89-614-XWE2005001.

Table 10.1b. Extent to which immigrants' new friends in Canada are of the same ethnic group, by immigration category, 2001
Friends that are of the same ethnic or cultural background	Family	Skilled worker principal applicants	Skilled worker spouse and dependants	Other economic	Refugees	All immigrants¹
Friends that are of the same ethnic or cultural background	percentage
All	36	18	22	28	17	24
Most	28	42	41	38	30	38
Half	9	15	13	12	14	13
Few	16	18	16	16	28	18
None	10	7	7	6	12	8
Due to rounding, percentages may not add up exactly to 100%.
1. Excludes other immigrants, as defined in Other immigrants (under the topic "Pre-migration and arrival in Canada").
Data source: Statistics Canada, 2001, Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2005, A Portrait of Early Settlement Experiences, catalogue number 89-614-XWE2005001.