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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey (Surrey Files), 1980

Variable Details

Variablewifwhbrn
LabelCOUNTRY OF BIRTH -WIFE
Responses
0 NO WIFE IN FAMILY 6134
1 ENGLAND 18987
2 SCOTLAND 2792
3 WALES 1330
4 N.IRELAND 158
5 GB,UK,BRITISH ISLES 0
6 IRISH REPUBLIC 419
7 EEC COUNTRIES 145
8 GREEK,SPAIN,PORTUGAL 28
9 NON-EEC 109
10 USSR 8
11 OLD COMMONWEALTH 54
12 INDIA-NEW C'WLTH 420
13 BANGLADESH-N.C'WLTH 10
14 E.AFRICAN-NEW C'WLTH 79
15 WEST INDIES-N.C'WLTH 230
16 MEDITERRANEAN-C'WLTH 113
17 REST OF NEW C'WLTH 105
18 PAKISTAN 155
19 RHODESIA 0
20 REST OF WORLD 132
-9 DOES NOT APPLY & MD 35
-1 NA, REFUSAL, DK 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey (Surrey Files), 1980
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