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Table 2 Correspondence between concepts used by Statistics Denmark and the respective population groups

From: Using population registers for migration and integration research: examples from Denmark and Sweden

Place of birth of the individual

Parents

2 parents who are foreign citizens or 2 parents born abroad

2 parents who are Danish citizens born abroad

At least 1 parent who is a Danish citizen born in Denmark

Denmark

Descendant

Descendant

Danish origin

Abroad

Immigrant

Immigrant

Danish origin

  1. Source: The authors