Variable Description
Name
Inter-ethnic mobility
en-NZ
Label
Inter-ethnic mobility
en-NZ
Description
People changing their ethnic identification over time. This may reflect a person's cultural affiliations changing over time. Or, it may occur when different people respond to the ethnicity question. For example, the ethnicity of babies and young children is usually identified by their parents. However, in a later census when these children are old enough to complete their own forms, they will decide for themselves which ethnicity they identify with. This may differ from the ethnicity identified by their parents. Inter-ethnic mobility can also occur when different ethnicities are reported in different collections (eg birth registration form, death registration form, census form) for a person.
en-NZRepresentation
Aggregation Method
Unspecified
Temporal
False
Geographic
False
Concept
Conceptual Variable
Concept