Concept variable

Spouse's country background

	Norwegian (bokmål)
Name	Spouse's country background
Definition	If the spouse is born abroad, country background is the spouse's own country of birth. If the spouse is born in Norway, country background is the parents' country of birth. When the parents have different countries of birth, the mother's country of birth is chosen.
Valid from	1994-01-01
Valid to
Owner	320 - Division for population statistics
Comments	From 1 January 2003 the definition was changed to include also the grandparents' country of birth.
Statistical unit	Person
Subject	02.01 - Population structure
Statistics	Population and Housing Census
Linked to Variable Definition	Country background Country background
Classification	Classification of country codes (SSB-3)