8. Module -- Country of birth and citizenship
1. What is your country of birth (according to current state borders)?
[] 1. Poland
[] 2. Other
Please specify the country ____
Module 8 -- Country of birth and citizenship (questions 1-6)
Questions 1-5 are asked to all individuals surveyed during the census, regardless of their age.
Question 1. What is your country of birth (according to current state borders)?
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The country of birth of the respondent should be specified in accordance to current state borders (from the moment of census performance).
Answer "2. other" -- should be indicated for individuals, who were born in a country different than Poland. Nevertheless, it is important to bear in mind the requirement concerning specification of the place of birth in accordance to current state borders.
Individuals, who were born before 1945 on the territory of former Poland, should indicate the country, to which the area belongs to currently (Belarus, Lithuania or Ukraine). For example: if a person was born in 1938 in Lvov -- Ukraine should be chosen from the index.
If the country of birth does not exist anymore, such as in the case of Czechoslovakia, Soviet Russia or Yugoslavia, the country of birth according to current state borders should be provided. For example: If a person was born in 1985 in Bratislava (former Czechoslovakia), then Slovakia should be chosen from the index.