Place of birth of father

Part A - Short definition:

Not applicable

Part B - Detailed definition:

Place of birth of father refers to the name of country in which the respondent's father was born. The geographic location is specified according to boundaries current at the time the data are collected, not the boundaries at the time of birth.

Reported in:

2011

Reported for:

Population in private households

Question number(s):

Direct variable: Question 25 (a)

Responses:

Response categories included a mark-in circle for 'Born in Canada' and a write-in space for 'Born outside Canada – Specify country.'

Refer to Appendix 1.5 for the places of birth of father disseminated in the National Household Survey, 2011.

Remarks:

The 2011 NHS Place of birth of parents question is: 'Where was each of this person's parents born?'

Respondents were asked to indicate the place of birth of their father according to the boundaries in existence on May 10, 2011, the reference date for the National Household Survey. For example, a respondent whose father was born in an area which, at the time of his birth, was part of the USSR but which is now part of Kazakhstan was asked to write 'Kazakhstan'.

As well, additional instructions were provided to respondents in the 2011 NHS Guide:

• For persons born in any of the six counties of Northern Ireland:
  • report 'United Kingdom.'

• For persons born in one of the counties of the Republic of Ireland:
  • report 'Republic of Ireland.'

• For persons born in the former U.S.S.R., the former Yugoslavia or the former Czechoslovakia:
  • report the name of the independent country or republic according to the boundaries in existence on May 10, 2011. For example, a person who was born in the former U.S.S.R. should report the specific country or republic that is now a nation state—Ukraine, Latvia, Russia, etc.

• For persons who are not sure of the country because its boundaries have changed since the time of birth:
  • report the name of the nearest city, state or province.

• For adopted persons:
  • report the place of birth of their adoptive parents if place of birth is unknown for the adopted person or for the adopted person's birth parents.

The place of birth of respondent, place of birth of father and place of birth of mother questions are used to derive Generation status.

For additional information on the collection and dissemination of place of birth data, refer to the Place of Birth, Generation Status, Citizenship and Immigration Reference Guide, National Household Survey, 2011.