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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 1984

Variable Details

Variablefathcob
LabelFATHER'S COUNTRY OF BIRTH
Responses
1 ENGLAND 18476
2 SCOTLAND 4916
3 WALES 1443
4 NORTHERN IRELAND 300
5 GB,UK,OTHER 19
6 IRISH REPUBLIC 664
7 EEC COUNTRIES 240
8 OTHER EUROPE 277
9 OLD COMMONWEALTH 71
10 INDIA 437
11 E AFRICAN CMWLTH 70
12 REST AFRICA CW 20
13 CARRIB CMWLTH 253
14 MED CMWLTH 74
15 FAR EAST CMWLTH 50
16 REMAINDER NCW 44
17 PAKISTAN 138
18 BANGLADESH 57
19 REST AFRICA 90
20 REST-AMERICA 64
21 REST-MIDDLE EAST 40
22 REST-ASIA&OCEANI 69
23 UN SPEC&NOT DK 2
99 180
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey, 1984
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