Protocol - Birthplace of Parents
Description
The respondent completes the self-administered questionnaire by indicating his or her biological mothers place of birth. If he or she was born in the United States, an additional question captures the state, if known. If he or she was not born in the United States another open-ended question asks for this location. The same procedures would be followed for obtaining the birthplace of the respondents father.
Specific Instructions
The birthplace of the respondent’s grandparents should also be captured.
Availability
Protocol
(Birthplace of Mother)
The following question has been revised from the original.
Where was your biological mother born?
[ ] In the United States - Print name of state
______________________________
[ ] Outside the United States - Print U.S. Territory (e.g., Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam) or name of foreign country etc.
[ ] Don’t know
(Birthplace of Father)
The following question has been revised from the original.
Where was your biological father born?
[ ] In the United States - Print name of state
_______________________________
[ ] Outside the United States - Print U.S. Territory (e.g., Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam) or name of foreign country etc.
[ ] Don’t know
Personnel and Training Required
This question may be self-administered (as in the source protocol) or administered by an interviewer with a paper-and-pencil or computer-assisted interview. The interviewer must be trained to conduct personal interviews with individuals from the general population. The interviewer must be trained and found to be competent (i.e., tested by an expert) at the completion of personal interviews.* The interviewer should be trained to prompt respondents further if a "don’t know" response is provided.
*There are multiple modes to administer this question (e.g., paper-and-pencil and computer-assisted interviews).
Equipment Needs
Either a paper-and-pencil or computer-assisted instrument may be used. If a computer-assisted instrument is used, computer software may be necessary to develop the instrument. The interviewer will require a laptop computer/handheld computer to administer a computer-assisted questionnaire.
Requirements
| Requirement Category | Required |
|---|---|
| Major equipment | No |
| Specialized training | No |
| Specialized requirements for biospecimen collection | No |
| Average time of greater than 15 minutes in an unaffected individual | No |
Mode of Administration
Self-administered or interviewer-administered questionnaire
Lifestage
Infant, Toddler, Child, Adolescent, Adult, Senior, Pregnancy
Participants
Any age. A proxy may also provide this information.
Selection Rationale
Birthplace of parents relates to a respondent’s ancestry. An open-ended response was preferred to a coded list of countries. If birthplace of parents is captured, birthplace of grandparents could also be captured to provide additional information about the respondent’s ancestry. For example, the mother and father may be African American and Asian, respectively, and born in the state of Ohio, so the birthplace of grandparents provides much-needed ancestral information.
Language
Chinese, English, Other languages available at source
Standards
| Standard | Name | ID | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC) | Birthplace of parents proto | 63048-3 | LOINC |
| caDSR Form | PhenX PX010301 - Birthplace Of Parents | 5791054 | caDSR Form |
Derived Variables
None
Process and Review
The Expert Review Panel #2 (ERP 2) reviewed the measures in the Demographics, Environmental Exposures, and Social Environments domains.
Guidance from the ERP 2 includes:
• No significant changes to measure
Back-compatible: no changes to Data Dictionary
Previous version in Toolkit archive (link)
Protocol Name from Source
American Community Survey (ACS), 2008
Source
U.S. Census Bureau. (2008). American Community Survey (ACS), 2008. Washington, DC: Author. Question number: Person 1, #7.
General References
Public Population Project in Genomics (P3G) Data Schema and Harmonization Platform for Epidemiological Research (DataSHaPER).
U.S. Census Bureau. (2007). 2006 American Community Survey Content Test Report P.1. Evaluation report covering place of birth, U.S. citizenship status, and year of arrival. Washington, DC: Author.
Protocol ID
10301
Variables
Export Variables| Variable Name | Variable ID | Variable Description | dbGaP Mapping | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PX010301_Father_Birthplace | ||||
| PX010301030000 | Where was your biological father born? | Variable Mapping | ||
| PX010301_Father_Birthplace_Location | ||||
| PX010301040000 | Where was your biological father born? In more | N/A | ||
| PX010301_Mother_Birthplace | ||||
| PX010301010000 | Where was your biological mother born? | Variable Mapping | ||
| PX010301_Mother_Birthplace_Location | ||||
| PX010301020000 | Where was your biological mother born? In more | N/A | ||
Measure Name
Birthplace of Parents
Release Date
February 6, 2009
Definition
Question asking the respondent for his or her biological mother’s place of birth. Question asking the respondent for his or her biological father’s place of birth.
Purpose
The main reason birthplace of parents (mother and father) is captured is to indicate additional information about the ancestral background of the respondent e.g., whether the respondent is second generation or not, and if so, what immigrant stream he or she is part of.
Keywords
Demographics, ancestry, immigration, race, ethnicity, American Community Survey, ACS, U.S. Census Bureau, immigrant health
Measure Protocols
| Protocol ID | Protocol Name |
|---|---|
| 10301 | Birthplace of Parents |
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