Concept variable
Country background
| Norwegian (bokmål) | |
| Name | Country background |
|---|---|
| Definition | Country background is the person's own, the mother's or possibly the father's country of birth. Persons without an immigrant background always have Norway as country background. In cases where the parents have different countries of birth the mother's country of birth is chosen. |
| Valid from | 1994-01-01 |
| Valid to | 2002-12-31 |
| Owner | 320 - Division for population statistics |
| Comments | From 1 January 2003 the definition was changed by also including the country of birth of the grandparents |
| Statistical unit | Person |
| Subject | 02.01.10 - Population |
| Statistics | Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents |
| Version |
Country background
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| Classification |
Classification of country codes (SSB-3)
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