For many people, the word Nativity is
only used this time of year as the birth of Christ and other
religious connotations for Christmas. Lately the original definition
is being used more often in statistical charting. According to a few
online dictionaries, nativity means:
1. Birth, especially the place, conditions, or circumstances of
being born.
2. Nativity
a. The birth of Jesus.
b. A representation, such as a painting, of Jesus just after
birth.
c. Christmas.
Notice that 'Nativity' as capitalized has a religious connotation,
while 'nativity' as non-capitalized is the number one definition.
Many population and other economic charts use nativity in
conjunction with ethnicity. It is a distinction, for instance
'Hispanic' as natural born or foreign born, when showing statistical
differences.
Bottom line, before you wonder, there is no conspiracy theory,
there is no anti-religious effort put forth. Statisticians are using
the word in its original definition to more specifically segment
populations by origin of birth.