[Questions 2.3 - 2.10 are for all persons who are usual residents of the household. If not usual resident of household, interview ended at questions 2.2]
2.3 Where were you/was [the respondent] born? By that I mean the place where your/his/her mother was residing at the time?
[After this question] end interview if not usual resident of household.
a. Parish in Jamaica (score Parish, and continue to question 2.5)
[] 1 Kingston
[] 2 St. Andrew
[] 3 St. Thomas
[] 4 Portland
[] 5 St. Mary
[] 6 St. Ann
[] 7 Trelawny
[] 8 St. James
[] 9 Hanover
[] 10 Westmoreland
[] 11 St. Elizabeth
[] 12 Manchester
[] 13 Clarendon
[] 14 St. Catherine
[] 99 Not stated
b. Abroad
[] 15 U.S.A.
[] 16 U.K.
[] 17 Canada
[] 18 Caribbean country
[] 19 India
[] 20 South East Asia
[] 21 Other
[] 29 Not stated
Section 2: Birthplace and residence
[All persons]
These questions are very important for the main reasons that they:
(1) Will establish the "de jure" population on which the final Census tabulations will be based. The "de jure" count identifies persons at their usual place of residence.
(2) Are important for studying movement of the population between parishes in Jamaica. Movements apply only to those taking place between parishes. Residence abroad is not regarded as a move for the purpose of studying internal migration.
5.58 Question 2.3: Birthplace
In the study of a population, an individual's place of birth is considered to be the mother's place of residence at the time. It is common for mothers from surrounding parishes to go to Victoria Jubilee Hospital in Kingston, the Cornwall Regional Hospital in St. James, and the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine to have their babies. These women then return to their own parish of residence with the children. For census purposes, the parish of birth for these children is the parish to which the mother returned. If the person was born in Jamaica, indicate the relevant parish. Note that there are several places in Jamaica that have the same name. If, therefore, the individual states his/her birthplace by name of locality, do not assume the name of the parish: ask the respondent to tell you what parish the particular address is in. Special attention must be paid to answers given, identifying the parish as Kingston or St. Andrew, particularly the urban part. Many people in Jamaica refer to these parishes interchangeably, generally as "Kingston". When a respondent answers "Kingston", find out if he really means the parish of Kingston and not the suburban area commonly referred to as "Kingston" but which in fact is in St. Andrew.
If a child is born abroad to a woman whose usual place of residence is in Jamaica, the place of birth for that child is the parish of usual residence in Jamaica. Only if the mother was resident abroad (i.e. living abroad for 6 months or more or intending to live abroad for 6 months or more) is the birthplace to be regarded as abroad. Refer to Appendix ii for a listing of country grouping.