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Ancestry Questions by Country
North America — countries documented in the supplied census questionnaires
American Samoa
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2020
- Form
- 2020 Census of American Samoa — Demographic and Housing Questionnaire
- Question
- 15
What is this person’s ancestry or ethnic origin?
Responses:
| Code / item | Response |
|---|---|
| Prompt examples | Italian, Jamaican, African Am., Cambodian, Cape Verdean, Norwegian, Dominican, French Canadian, Haitian, Korean, Lebanese, Polish, Nigerian, Mexican, Taiwanese, Ukrainian, and so on. |
Question type: 4 — a writein response but includes examples in prompt
Canada
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2021
- Form
- 2021 Census of Population — 2A-L Long Form
- Question
- What were the ethnic or cultural origins of this person’s ancestors?
What were the ethnic or cultural origins of this person’s ancestors?
Responses:
| Code / item | Response |
|---|---|
| Instruction | Ancestors may have Indigenous origins, origins that refer to different countries, or other origins that may not refer to different countries. |
| Examples/categories | White; South Asian; Chinese; Black; Filipino; Arab; Latin American; Southeast Asian; West Asian; Korean; Japanese; Other group — specify. |
Question type: 3 — specified categories plus write-in; multiple origins may be specified
U.S. Virgin Islands
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2020
- Form
- 2020 Census of the U.S. Virgin Islands — Demographic and Housing Questionnaire
- Question
- Q15
What is this person’s ancestry or ethnic origin?
Responses:
| Code / item | Response |
|---|---|
| Response | Write in the ancestry or ethnic origin; examples include Italian, Jamaican, African American, Cambodian, Cape Verdean, Norwegian, Dominican, French Canadian, Haitian, Korean, Lebanese, Polish, Nigerian, Mexican, Taiwanese, and Ukrainian. |
Question type: 4 — open write-in with examples in the prompt