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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey (Surrey Files), 1980

Variable Details

Variablepaborn
LabelCOUNTRY OF FATHERS BIRTH
Responses
1 ENGLAND 23028
2 SCOTLAND 3432
3 WALES 1582
4 N.IRELAND 306
5 GB,UK,BRITISH ISLES 4
6 IRISH REPUBLIC 747
7 EEC COUNTRIES 180
8 GREEK,SPAIN,PORTUGAL 43
9 NON-EEC COUNTRIES 196
10 USSR 55
11 OLD COMMONWEALTH 84
12 INDIA-NEW C'WLTH 584
13 BANGLADESH-N.C'WLTH 21
14 E.AFRICAN-NEW C'WLTH 48
15 WEST INDIES-N.C'WLTH 366
16 MEDITERRANEAN-C'WLTH 127
17 REST OF NEW C'WLTH 123
18 PAKISTAN 140
19 RHODESIA 9
20 REST OF WORLD 161
99 1
-9 DOES NOT APPLY & MD 0
-1 NA, REFUSAL, DK 206
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey (Surrey Files), 1980
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