Table 2.1. Immigrants' gender distribution, by immigration category, 2001

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Table 2.1a. Gender distribution, 2001
Number of immigrants	Male	Female	All immigrants
Total	81,552	82,651	164,203
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 2.1b. Gender distribution, by immigration category, 2001
Immigration category	Male	Female	All immigrants
Immigration category	percentage		number
Family	37	63	44,149
Skilled worker principal applicants¹	77	23	57,625
Skilled worker spouse and dependants¹	25	75	41,390
Other economic	49	51	10,467
Refugees	49	51	9,822
1. Part of the economic category.
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.