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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 1985

Variable Details

Variablefathcob
LabelFATHER'S COUNTRY OF BIRTH
Responses
1 ENGLAND 18951
2 SCOTLAND 5990
3 WALES 1345
4 NORTHERN IRELAND 274
5 GB,UK,OTHER 19
6 IRISH REPUBLIC 655
7 EEC COUNTRIES 225
8 OTHER EUROPE 266
9 OLD COMMONWEALTH 87
10 INDIA 340
11 E AFRICAN CMWLTH 70
12 REST AFRICA CW 45
13 CARIBB CMWLTH 293
14 MED CMWLTH 67
15 FAR EAST CMWLTH 57
16 REMAINDER NCW 39
17 PAKISTAN 134
18 BANGLADESH 19
19 REST AFRICA 49
20 REST-AMERICA 68
21 REST-MIDDLE EAST 39
22 REST-ASIA&OCEANI 71
23 UN SPEC&NOT DK 0
99 179
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey, 1985
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