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Place of Birth of Father (35), Place of Birth of Mother (35) and Generation Status (4) for the Population 15 Years and Over of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data
About this variable: Mother - Place of birth (35)
Definition
Place of birth of mother
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the country where the respondent's mother was born.
Values
- Total - Place of birth of mother Footnote 1
- Born in Canada
- Born outside of Canada
- United States of America
- Central America
- Caribbean and Bermuda
- South America
- Europe
- Western Europe
- Eastern Europe
- Southern Europe
- Italy
- Other Southern Europe
- Northern Europe
- United Kingdom
- Other Northern Europe
- Africa
- Western Africa
- Eastern Africa
- Northern Africa
- Central Africa
- Southern Africa
- Asia and the Middle East
- West Central Asia and the Middle East
- Eastern Asia
- China, People's Republic of
- Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region
- Other Eastern Asia
- Southeast Asia
- Philippines
- Other Southeast Asia
- Southern Asia
- India
- Other Southern Asia
- Oceania and other Footnote 35
Footnotes
- Footnote 1
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For information on the specific countries included in each regional grouping in this variable, please refer to Appendix J in the 2006 Census Dictionary.
- Footnote 35
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'Other' includes Greenland, Saint Pierre and Miquelon and the category 'Other country.'