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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 1983

Variable Details

Variablefathcob
LabelFATHER'S COUNTRY OF BIRTH
Responses
1 ENGLAND 19576
2 SCOTLAND 6133
3 WALES 1484
4 NORTHERN IRELAND 288
5 GB,UK,OTHER 21
6 EIRE 623
7 EEC COUNTRIES 186
8 OTHER EUROPE 250
9 OLD COMMONWEALTH 89
10 INDIA,BANGLADESH,SRI LANKA 558
11 EAST AFRICA,NEW COMMONWEALTH 47
12 REST OF AFRICAN COMMONWEALTH 28
13 CARIBBEAN COMMONWEALTH 268
14 MEDITERANEAN COMMONWEALTH 109
15 REMAINDER NEW COMMONWEALTH 66
16 PAKISTAN 163
17 REST OF WORLD - AFRICA 59
18 AMERICA 62
19 ASIA-MIDDLE EAST 31
20 REST OF ASIA AND OCEANIA 36
21 OUTSIDE UK OR EIRE ,NON SPEC. 1
99 195
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey, 1983
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