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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey (Surrey Files), 1979

Variable Details

VariableWHBORN
LabelCOUNTRY OF BIRTH {SEE APPEND.A}
Responses
1 ENGLAND 24085
2 SCOTLAND 3052
3 WALES 1526
4 N.IRELAND 171
5 GB,UK,BRITISH ISLES 2
6 IRISH REPUBLIC 354
7 EEC COUNTRIES 164
8 GREEK,SPAIN,PORTUGAL 23
9 NON-EEC 93
10 USSR 20
11 OLD COMMONWEALTH 83
12 INDIA-NEW C'WLTH 244
13 BANGLADESH-N.C'WLTH 6
14 E.AFRICAN-NEW C'WLTH 127
15 WEST INDIES-N.C'WLTH 172
16 MEDITERRANEAN-C'WLTH 63
17 REST OF NEW C'WLTH 94
18 PAKISTAN 108
19 RHODESIA 8
20 REST OF WORLD 140
99 OUTSIDE UK-DK WHERE 1
-9 DOES NOT APPLY & MD 2
-1 N.A.,REFUSAL,D.K 167
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey (Surrey Files), 1979
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