Literal question
Section 2: Characteristics
[All persons]
12. Birthplace
a. Parish in Jamaica:
[] Saint Elizabeth
[] Manchester
[] Clarendon
[] Saint Catherine
[] Kingston
[] Saint Andrew
[] Saint Thomas
[] Portland
[] Saint Mary
[] Saint Ann
[] Trelawney
[] Saint James
[] Hanover
[] Westmoreland
[] Not stated
b. Foreign country:
[] Trinidad and Tobago
[] Guyana
[] Barbados
[] Belize
[] Other Commonwealth in the Caribbean
[] Cuba
[] Other West Indies country
[] United Kingdom
[] Canada
[] India
[] Other Commonwealth country
[] U.S.A.
[] Panama
[] Other Central American country
[] China
[] Not stated
[] Other country
Interviewer instructions
Section 2 - Characteristics
5.20 General
Question 7 to 14, which comprise Section 2, provide some basic characteristics about the individual and are to be answered for all members of the population except those exempted as special cases. Special Cases are always handled by Special Census Takers and instructions for identifying and handling these Special Cases are given in Part 6.
5.26 Question 12 - Birthplace - (a) Parish in Jamaica, (b) Foreign country
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Ask the question this way: "In what parish was your (was his/her) mother residing when you were (he/her was) born?"
If the reply is a birthplace in Jamaica, mark the relevant parish at 12 (a); if the birthplace is abroad, then a response position at 12 (b) is to be marked. (See Appendix 3 for the classification of foreign countries).
Note that there are several places in Jamaica which bear the same name; if therefore the individual states his birthplace by name of the locality, do not assume the name of the parish; ask the respondent to tell you what parish the particular location 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 urban and suburban area commonly referred to as "Kingston".
