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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey (Surrey Files), 1978

Variable Details

VariableHOHWHBRN
LabelCOUNTRY OF BIRTH -HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD
Responses
1 ENGLAND 23562
2 SCOTLAND 3359
3 WALES 1840
4 NORTHERN IRELAND 216
5 UK,GB OR BRIT.ISLES 0
6 IRISH REPUBLIC 632
7 OTHER EUROPE-EEC 145
8 GREECE,SPN,PORTGAL 15
9 OTH.EUROPE-NON EEC 158
10 USSR 42
11 OLD COMMONWEALTH 77
12 INDIA-NEW C'WLTH 437
13 BANGLADESH-N.C'WLTH 9
14 E.AFRICAN-NEW C'WLTH 107
15 WEST INDIES-N.C'WLTH 315
16 MEDITERRANEAN C'WLTH 102
17 REST OF NEW C'WLTH 133
18 PAKISTAN 143
19 RHODESIA 6
20 REST OF WORLD 135
99 OUTSIDE UK-DK WHERE 19
-9 DOES NOT APPLY & MD 593
-1 NA,REFUSAL,DK 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey (Surrey Files), 1978
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