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Philippines 1995 — source variable PH1995A_ETHNIC — Ethnicity/mother toungue
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All Persons
[Applies to questions P1-P10]


P10. What is [respondent]'s citizenship?
If not Filipino, enter "97"
If Filipino, ask

What was [respondent]'s dialect/language spoken at home at earliest childhood?
[82 categories are specified in the CP Form 2A Codes Sheet: see image]

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Ethnicity (P10)

In the POPCEN, ethnicity of an individual is generally synonymous to the mother tongue or the language/dialect spoken at home at earliest childhood. Data on ethnicity will be obtained only for Filipino citizens. Filipinos who have acquired foreign citizenship will be considered foreign nationals and their ethnicity will not be recorded. Ethnicity of Filipinos with dual citizenship will, however, be recorded.

There are 82 possible responses for this item as listed in the Codes Sheet. Usually, all that you may need to know is the predominant language or dialect in the area. However, because of migration there may be individuals whose ethnicity differs from the predominant one and you should be aware of this possibility.

The operational definition of ethnicity, because of the blurring of ethnic identities and ethnic intermixture, is through SELF-ASCRIPTION. Ordinarily, an individual acquires the culture of the community in which he lives, thus, he learns to speak the language of his community (becoming bilingual if the community language is not his mother tongue), but by self-ascription he may claim another ethnicity.

To determine an individual's citizenship, ask the respondent "What is ________'s citizenship?" If the person is not a Filipino citizen, enter code 97 -- Alien. If Filipino, ask: "What was ________'s dialect or language spoken at home at earliest childhood?" Use one of the 82 codes for this item.

For children (of Filipino parents) speaking English at earliest childhood, the child's ethnicity would be that of the parent with whom he/she has more association. However, for children who do not talk yet at the time of the census, their dialect would be that of the mother.

[p. 95]

It is possible for siblings to have different ethnicity. For example, suppose a child who grew up with his grandparents in a province where the predominant language is different from the language in the province where his siblings live with their parents. In this case, the child's ethnicity would be different from his siblings as well as from his parents.

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Philippines 2000 — source variable PH2000A_ETHNIC — Ethnicity
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P15. How does [respondent] classify himself/herself? Is he/she an Ibaloi, Kankanaey, Mangyan, Manobo, Chinese, Ilocano or what?
(Please see code book)
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P15 Ethnicity

Ethnicity is a primary sense of belonging to an ethnolinguistic group; it is consanguineal in nature, meaning, the ties are reckoned by blood and traced through the family tree. Thus, the item refers to the members of the household's identity of self-ascription, as one belonging to a group, by blood.

Ethno-linguistic grouping denotes genealogical and paternal lineage to any of the Philippine group of native population. This group has continuously lived as organized community on communally bounded and defined territory, and who have, under claims of ownership since time immemorial, occupied, possessed and utilized such territories, sharing common bonds of language, customs, traditions and other distinctive cultural traits (and) shall likewise include peoples who are regarded as indigenous on account of their descent ". This also includes those who have been displaced or from their traditional domains or who may have resettled outside their domains.

Cases of mixed ancestry, that is, parents belonging to different ethnic groups may occur. The family being bilateral just like any Filipino family, respondents have a choice whether or not to indicate the paternal or maternal branch as the reference point of their ethnic classification. The children of mixed marriages may follow the ethnic affiliation of a parent with whom he/she has more association. However, for children who do not talk vet at the time of census, their ethnicity would be that of the mother.

Ask the respondent the question in P15: "How does ________'s classify himself/herself?
Is he/she an Ibaloi, Kankanaey, Mangyan, Manobo, Chinese, llocano or what?" for all members of the household. The ethnicity and their corresponding codes for this item are listed in the Code Book. If it is not among the pre-coded answers, write the ethnicity on the space provided but not touching the code boxes.

Note: Items P22 and P23 are to be accomplished only for household members who are at least five years old. If a household member is younger than five years of age, leave columns P22 and P23 blank.

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Philippines 2010 — source variable PH2010A_ETHNIC — Ethnicity
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Population Census Questions

For all persons.
[Question 2 through 12 were asked of all persons.]

P11. Ethnicity- What is [the respondent]'s ethnicity by blood? Is he/she a/an ____?

Mention the predominant/common IP or non-IP groups in the area. Write the answer on the space provided. See codebook.

Ethnicity ____
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Columns P1 to P12 for All persons
Columns P1 to P12 are to be accomplished for all household members regardless of age.

P11-Ethnicity
Ethnicity is a primary sense of belonging to an ethnic group. Ethnic group is consanguine in nature, meaning, the ties are reckoned by blood and traced through the family tree. Thus, ethnicity refers to the household member's identity, by blood and not by choice nor by adoption/confirmation for any ethnic group, primarily the Indigenous Peoples (IPs).
Generally, ethnic grouping denotes genealogical and paternal lineage to any of the Philippines' group of native population. However, for the purpose of 2010 CPH, ethnic grouping also includes maternal lineage. As such, anybody whose consanguinity with both parents or any of them, who is/are member/s of an IP group, is an Indigenous Person.
As defined in Section 3h, Chapter II, of Republic Act No. 8371, otherwise known as the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA), IPs refer to a group of people or homogenous societies identified by self-ascription and ascription by others, who have continuously lived as organized community on communally bounded and defined territory, and who have, under claims of ownership since time immemorial, occupied, possessed, and utilized such territories, sharing common bonds of language, customs, traditions, and other distinctive cultural traits, or who have, through resistance to political, social, and cultural inroads of colonization, non-indigenous religions and cultures, became historically differentiated from the majority of Filipinos. IPs likewise include peoples who are regarded as indigenous on account of their descent from the populations which inhabited the country, at the time of conquest or colonization, or at the time of inroads of non-indigenous and cultures, or the establishment of present state boundaries, who retain some or all of their own social, economic, cultural, and political institutions, but who may have been displaced from their traditional domains or who may have resettled outside their ancestral domains.
Ask the respondent the question in P11: "What is [the respondent]'s ethnicity by blood?" for all members of the household.
It is important that you make a follow-up question by mentioning the common ethnic groups in your area. Thus, you should say, "Is he/she a/an...?" (Mention the most common ethnic groups in the area,
See List in Appendix 9 (pages 260 to 263). For instance, if you are assigned in the municipality of Upi in the province of Maguindanao, which is predominantly inhabited by Maguindanaos, Iranons, and Tedurays, mention these ethnic groups by saying, "Is he/she a Maguindanao, Iranon, or Teduray?" If you are assigned in Surigao City in the province of Surigao del Norte, most of inhabitants are Mamanwa, Cebuano, or Bisaya. Mention these ethnic groups as examples when you ask the ethnicity of the respondent and the other household members.
As a strategy, ask for the ethnicity of the parents. Write the ethnicity on the space provided. Mentioning the common ethnic groups in the area can help the respondent identify the ethnicity of his/her parents.
[pg. 115]
The complete alphabetical listing of ethnicity, their corresponding codes, as well as the most common ethnic groups by province are provided in the codebook for your reference.
Cases of mixed ancestry, that is, parents belonging to different ethnic groups may be encountered. In these cases, refer to the foregoing explanations:
Case 1 - Mixed Non-IP parents

Father - Tagalog Mother - Ilocano
In case 1, children aged 13 years old and over will decide between Tagalog and Ilocano. If children (13 years old and over) are around, you should directly ask them. If not, ask the respondent on behalf of these children.
Children below 13 years of age who could not yet decide on their ethnicity at the time of census should take the ethnicity of their mother.
Case 2 - Mixed IP parents
Father - Kankanaey Mother - Ibaloi
In case 2, children aged 13 years old and over will decide between Kankanaey and Ibaloi. If children (13 years old and over) are around, you should directly ask them. If not, ask the respondent on behalf of these children.
In no case, however, shall an IP group not referring to any of the parents be accepted as ethnicity of the children.
Children below 13 years of age who could not yet decide on their ethnicity at the time of census should take the ethnicity of their mother.
Case 3 - Mixed IP and Non-IP parents
Father -- Dumagat (IP) Mother - Kapampangan (Non-IP)
In case 3, wherein only one of the parents is an IP, the ethnicity of the children should follow that of the IP parent.
In this case, all children, regardless of age, should automatically be considered as Dumagat.
[pg. 116]
Case 4 - Mixed IP and Muslim parents
Father -- Maranao (Muslim) Mother - Manobo (IP)
Muslim tribes are paternalistic, by nature.
In case 4, for the family with Islam as their religion, the ethnicity of the children should follow the father's ethnicity, that is, Maranao.
For a family that adopted any religion other than Islam, the ethnicity of the children, regardless of age, should be that of the IP parent. In this case, the child's ethnicity should be Manobo.
Case 5 - Mixed Muslim parents
Father - Samal Mother - Badjao
In case 5, for the family with Islam as their religion, all children, regardless of age, should follow the ethnicity of their father, that is, Samal.
There are instances, however, when a person belonging to a Muslim tribe has a religion, other than Islam. In this case, children aged 13 years old and over should decide between Samal and Badjao, while children below 13 years of age who cannot decide on their ethnicity at the time of census should take the ethnicity of their mother, that is, Badjao.
Case 6 - Mixed Muslim and Non-IP parents
Father -- Tausug (Muslim) Mother - Bicolano (Non-IP)
In this example, all children, regardless of age, should be considered as Tausug. However, if it happens that the father is Bicolano and the mother is Tausug (Muslim), their children should be considered as Bicolanos, strictly adhering to paternalistic concept.

Answers such as Igorot, Cordilleran, Lumad, Bangsa Moro, among others are not IP or ethnic groups. These are generic or general/collective terms coined by others or by religious groups to refer to groups, which, with constant use and span of time, the group have somewhat adopted to identify themselves. If you encounter answers such as these, you should further probe by mentioning some of the predominant/common subgroups listed on the next page to get their real ethnicity.
[pg. 117]

Igorot: Kankanaey, Ibaloi, Bontoc, Applai, others
Cordilleran: Kankanaey, Ibaloi, Ifugao, Kalinga, Bontoc, Tingguian/Itneg, Isneg/Isnag/Apayao, Ilocano, Tagalog and other non-IPs living in the Cordillera Administrative Region
Lumad: B'laan, Banwaon, Bagobo, Dibabawon, Mandaya, Manguangan , Manobo, Mansaka, Talaandig, Teduray, T'boli, Tagakaolo, Subanen, Ubo, Higaonon, others
Bangsa Moro: Maranao, Tausog, Maguindanao, Iranon, others

Write the ethnic group on the space provided in the questionnaire and refer to the codebook for the corresponding code of the ethnic group.