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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 1985

Variable Details

Variablemothcob
LabelMOTHER'S COUNTRY OF BIRTH
Responses
1 ENGLAND 19060
2 SCOTLAND 5933
3 WALES 1404
4 NORTHERN IRELAND 275
5 GB,UK,OTHER 25
6 IRISH REPUBLIC 640
7 EEC COUNTRIES 240
8 OTHER EUROPE 212
9 OLD COMMONWEALTH 74
10 INDIA 331
11 E AFRICAN CMWLTH 57
12 REST AFRICA CW 35
13 CARIBB CMWLTH 273
14 MED CMWLTH 81
15 FAR EAST CMWLTH 58
16 REMAINDER NCW 33
17 PAKISTAN 134
18 BANGLADESH 22
19 REST-AFRICA 82
20 REST-AMERICA 57
21 REST-MIDDLE EAST 35
22 REST-ASIA&OCEANI 69
23 UN SPEC&NOT DK 0
99 152
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey, 1985
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