What was the South Asian population in Nova Scotia in 2001?
CREATE TABLE table_1717824_1 (south_asians_2001 VARCHAR, province VARCHAR)
SELECT south_asians_2001 FROM table_1717824_1 WHERE province = "Nova Scotia"
<s>[INST] Write mssql query to answer the following question given the database schema. Schema: CREATE TABLE table_1717824_1 (south_asians_2001 VARCHAR, province VARCHAR) Question: What was the South Asian population in Nova Scotia in 2001? [/INST] SELECT south_asians_2001 FROM table_1717824_1 WHERE province = "Nova Scotia" </s>