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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey (Surrey Files), 1979

Variable Details

VariableWIFWHBRN
LabelCOUNTRY OF BIRTH -WIFE {SEE APPEND.A}
Responses
0 NO WIFE IN FAMILY 6246
1 ENGLAND 18565
2 SCOTLAND 2457
3 WALES 1271
4 N.IRELAND 184
5 GB,UK,BRITISH ISLES 3
6 IRISH REPUBLIC 470
7 EEC COUNTRIES 177
8 GREEK,SPAIN,PORTUGAL 44
9 NON-EEC 82
10 USSR 16
11 OLD COMMONWEALTH 67
12 INDIA-NEW C'WLTH 377
13 BANGLADESH-N.C'WLTH 6
14 E.AFRICAN-NEW C'WLTH 129
15 WEST INDIES-N.C'WLTH 183
16 MEDITERRANEAN-C'WLTH 52
17 REST OF NEW C'WLTH 81
18 PAKISTAN 135
19 RHODESIA 3
20 REST OF WORLD 123
-9 D.N.A. & M.D 0
-1 N.A.,REFUSAL,D.K 34
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey (Surrey Files), 1979
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