Identity Category,Notes,Census Categories,DDSB Results (Percentages),DDSB Results (Counts)
Indigenous,Note: Respondents could select multiple Indigenous identities. The following identities reflect the number and percentage of respondents that selected them. These include both single and multiple idenities.,Total Number of Respondents,,25704
,,"Yes, First Nations",2%,575
,,"Yes, Métis",1%,218
,,"Yes, Inuit",<0.5%,46
,,No,97%,24899
Ethnic/Cultural Origins,"Note: Respondents could select multiple identities. The following identities reflect the number and percentage of respondents that selected them. These include both single and multiple idenities.
Note: Some responses could not be coded and have not been included (for example, ""M"")",Total Number of Respondents,,23927
,,Canadian,52%,12386
,,English,16%,3731
,,Irish,11%,2695
,,Scottish,11%,2687
,,Jamaican,7%,1600
,,Pakistani,6%,1523
,,German,5%,1253
,,Indian,5%,1148
,,French,5%,1130
,,Sri Lankan,5%,1127
,,Chinese,5%,1110
,,Italian,4%,932
,,Guyanese,3%,813
,,British,3%,737
,,Dutch,3%,727
,,Trinidadian,3%,645
,,East Indian,2%,506
,,Greek,2%,484
,,Afghani,2%,473
,,Polish,2%,438
,,Arabic,2%,433
,,Ukrainian,2%,412
,,Filipino,2%,410
,,Portuguese,2%,359
,,American,1%,286
,,African,1%,218
,,Welsh,1%,215
,,Jewish,1%,205
,,Macedonian,1%,202
,,Barbadian,1%,185
,,Russian,1%,177
,,Hungarian,1%,176
,,Bangladeshi,1%,154
,,Spanish,1%,144
,,Tamil,1%,136
,,Métis,1%,125
,,European,1%,124
,,Muslim,1%,119
,,Romanian,<0.5%,118
,,Korean,<0.5%,116
,,Japanese,<0.5%,113
,,Vietnamese,<0.5%,112
,,Nigerian,<0.5%,109
,,Lebanese,<0.5%,107
,,South Asian,<0.5%,105
,,Iranian,<0.5%,104
,,Swedish,<0.5%,94
,,Hindu,<0.5%,93
,,White,<0.5%,93
,,West Indian,<0.5%,89
,,Danish,<0.5%,83
,,Native,<0.5%,83
,,Austrian,<0.5%,81
,,Bengali,<0.5%,81
,,First Nations,<0.5%,80
,,South African,<0.5%,75
,,Finnish,<0.5%,74
,,Mexican,<0.5%,72
,,Croatian,<0.5%,70
,,Caribbean,<0.5%,69
,,Egyptian,<0.5%,69
,,Grenadian,<0.5%,64
,,Serbian,<0.5%,64
,,Brazilian,<0.5%,61
,,Ojibway,<0.5%,60
,,Persian,<0.5%,59
,,Punjabi,<0.5%,55
,,Black,<0.5%,54
,,Cuban,<0.5%,54
,,Ethiopian,<0.5%,54
,,Caucasian,<0.5%,52
,,Australian,<0.5%,50
,,Turkish,<0.5%,50
,,Czech,<0.5%,47
,,Dominican,<0.5%,47
,,Colombian,<0.5%,46
,,Maltese,<0.5%,46
,,Newfoundlander,<0.5%,45
,,Slovakian,<0.5%,45
,,Christian,<0.5%,42
,,Vincentian,<0.5%,40
,,South Indian,<0.5%,38
,,Swiss,<0.5%,38
,,Mi'kmaq,<0.5%,37
,,Eastern,<0.5%,35
,,Ghanaian,<0.5%,35
,,Kenyan,<0.5%,34
,,Antiguan,<0.5%,33
,,Belgian,<0.5%,32
,,Latino/Latina/Latinx,<0.5%,30
,,Venezuelan,<0.5%,30
,,Armenian,<0.5%,28
,,Malaysian,<0.5%,28
,,Albanian,<0.5%,27
,,Middle,<0.5%,27
,,Cree,<0.5%,25
,,Estonian,<0.5%,25
,,Scandinavian,<0.5%,25
,,Syrian,<0.5%,25
,,Icelandic,<0.5%,24
,,Indonesian,<0.5%,24
,,Slovenian,<0.5%,24
,,Hispanic,<0.5%,23
,,Ireland,<0.5%,23
,,Chilean,<0.5%,22
,,Inuit,<0.5%,22
,,Palestinian,<0.5%,22
,,Catholic,<0.5%,21
,,Ecuadorian,<0.5%,21
,,Ghanian,<0.5%,21
,,Mohawk,<0.5%,21
,,Sikh,<0.5%,21
,,Algonquin,<0.5%,20
,,Northern,<0.5%,20
,,Peruvian,<0.5%,20
,,Somali,<0.5%,20
,,East African,<0.5%,19
,,Taiwanese,<0.5%,18
,,Zimbabwean,<0.5%,18
,,Cypriot,<0.5%,17
,,El Salvadorian,<0.5%,17
,,Latvian,<0.5%,17
,,Lithuanian,<0.5%,17
,,Thai,<0.5%,17
,,Anishinaabe,<0.5%,16
,,Argentinian,<0.5%,16
,,Guatemalan,<0.5%,16
,,Gujarati,<0.5%,16
,,UK,<0.5%,16
,,Indigenous,<0.5%,15
,,St. Lucian,<0.5%,15
Racial Group,Note: Respondents could select multiple identities. The following identities reflect the number and percentage of respondents that selected them. These include both single and multiple idenities.,Total Number of Respondents,,25503
,,Black,12%,3166
,,East Asian,5%,1392
,,Indigenous,2%,459
,,Latino/Latina/Latinx,2%,583
,,Middle Eastern,6%,1529
,,South Asian,20%,5068
,,Southeast Asian,2%,608
,,White,57%,14575
,,A racial group not listed above,5%,1367
Religious Affiliation,"ARDS Categories
Note: Respondents could select multiple identities. The following identities reflect the number and percentage of respondents that selected them. These include both single and multiple idenities.",Total Number of Respondents,,25324
,Another religion or spiritual affiliation,Agnostic,8%,2073
,No religion,Atheist,7%,1876
,Another religion or spiritual affiliation,Baha'i,<0.5%,28
,Buddhist,Buddhist,1%,305
,Christian,Catholic,10%,2480
,Christian,Christian,24%,6192
,Another religion or spiritual affiliation,"Church of Christ, Scientist",1%,187
,Hindu,Hindu,9%,2196
,Another religion or spiritual affiliation,Humanist,1%,274
,Indigenous Spirituality,Indigenous Spirituality,<0.5%,66
,Another religion or spiritual affiliation,Jains,<0.5%,25
,Jewish,Jewish,1%,205
,Muslim,Muslim,14%,3535
,No religion,No religious or spiritual affiliation ,17%,4252
,Another religion or spiritual affiliation,Rastafarian,<0.5%,46
,Sikh,Sikh,1%,204
,Another religion or spiritual affiliation,"Spiritual, but not religious",5%,1267
,Another religion or spiritual affiliation,Wiccan,<0.5%,88
,Another religion or spiritual affiliation,Zoroastrian,<0.5%,30
,,I do not understand,1%,340
,,Not sure,7%,1742
,,Religious affiliation not listed above,4%,1036
Gender Identity,Note: Respondents could select multiple identities. The following identities reflect the number and percentage of respondents that selected them. These include both single and multiple idenities.,Total Number of Respondents,,25741
,,Girl/Woman,49%,12669
,,Gender Fluid,<0.5%,70
,,Gender Nonconforming,<0.5%,52
,,Boy/Man,49%,12672
,,Non Binary,<0.5%,61
,,Transgender,<0.5%,87
,,Two-Spirit,<0.5%,31
,,Questioning,<0.5%,60
,,Not sure,<0.5%,76
,,Choose not to answer,<0.5%,106
,,I do not understand this question,<0.5%,72
,,Gender identity not listed above ,1%,257
Sexual Orientation (Grade 7 to 12 only),Note: Respondents could select multiple identities. The following identities reflect the number and percentage of respondents that selected them. These include both single and multiple idenities.,Total Number of Respondents,,14182
,,Asexual,2%,304
,,Bisexual,5%,658
,,Gay,1%,111
,,Lesbian,1%,113
,,Pansexual,1%,208
,,Queer,1%,89
,,Straight,85%,12077
,,Two-Spirit,<0.5%,15
,,Questioning,1%,202
,,Not sure,2%,269
,,Choose not to answer,3%,425
,,I do not understand this question,1%,176
,,Sexual orientation not listed above,1%,184
Disability,"Note: Respondents could select multiple identities. The following identities reflect the number and percentage of respondents that selected them. These include both single and multiple idenities.
Note: Many respondents identified a disability even though they did not responded ""Yes"" to the question ""Do you consider yourself to be a person with a disability?"" Percentages have been calculated for ""Any selection"" (anyone who selected an identity) and ""Yes"" (only those who said ""Yes"" to identifying a disability)",Total Number of Respondents,,25714
,,Yes,9%,2269
,,No,84%,21631
,,Not sure,5%,1277
,,Choose not to answer,1%,346
,,I do not understand this question,<0.5%,119
,,(No response),<0.5%,72
,Any selection,Autism,3%,712
,Any selection,Behaviour,2%,551
,Any selection,Blind or Low Vision,2%,449
,Any selection,Deaf or Hard of Hearing,1%,170
,Any selection,Developmental Disability,1%,204
,Any selection,Learning Disability,6%,1427
,Any selection,Mental Health Disability,4%,1122
,Any selection,Physical,1%,274
,Any selection,Speech/Language Impairment,2%,460
,Any selection,A disability or condition not listed above,4%,1115
,Any selection,(No response),<0.5%,66
,"Of ""Yes""",Autism,23%,522
,"Of ""Yes""",Behaviour,14%,311
,"Of ""Yes""",Blind or Low Vision,8%,177
,"Of ""Yes""",Deaf or Hard of Hearing,4%,100
,"Of ""Yes""",Developmental Disability,7%,154
,"Of ""Yes""",Learning Disability,38%,867
,"Of ""Yes""",Mental Health Disability,26%,584
,"Of ""Yes""",Physical,8%,187
,"Of ""Yes""",Speech/Language Impairment,12%,261
,"Of ""Yes""",A disability or condition not listed above,17%,394
,"Of ""Yes""",(No response),3%,66
Language,"Note: Respondents could select multiple identities. The following identities reflect the number and percentage of respondents that selected them. These include both single and multiple idenities.
Note: Some responses have not been included (for example, languages with fewer than 15 responses)",Total Number of Respondents,,25698
,,Afrikaans,<0.5%,29
,,Albanian,<0.5%,35
,,American Sign Language,<0.5%,59
,,Amharic,<0.5%,17
,,Arabic,2%,455
,,Armenian,<0.5%,20
,,Bengali,1%,247
,,Cantonese,1%,227
,,Dari,1%,291
,,Dutch,<0.5%,53
,,English,85%,21970
,,Farsi (Persian),1%,260
,,French,5%,1177
,,German,<0.5%,75
,,Greek,1%,147
,,Gujarati,1%,278
,,Hindi,2%,390
,,Hungarian,<0.5%,21
,,Italian,<0.5%,62
,,Japanese,<0.5%,53
,,Korean,<0.5%,82
,,Kurdish,<0.5%,18
,,Macedonian,<0.5%,74
,,Malayalam,<0.5%,81
,,Mandarin,2%,429
,,Marathi,<0.5%,23
,,Pashto/Pashtu,<0.5%,84
,,Polish,<0.5%,39
,,Portuguese,<0.5%,102
,,Punjabi,1%,248
,,Romanian,<0.5%,65
,,Russian,<0.5%,101
,,Serbian,<0.5%,33
,,Sinhala (Sinhalese),<0.5%,56
,,Spanish,1%,328
,,Swahili,<0.5%,30
,,Tagalog,<0.5%,99
,,Tamil,4%,1013
,,Telugu,<0.5%,108
,,Thai,<0.5%,16
,,Turkish,<0.5%,28
,,Ukrainian,<0.5%,22
,,Urdu,6%,1439
,,Vietnamese,<0.5%,69
,,Choose not to answer,<0.5%,43
,,Not sure,<0.5%,45
,,I do not understand this question,<0.5%,34
,,Language(s) not listed above,2%,515