Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 1999

Variable Details

Variablecountry
LabelCountry of birth
Question text In which country were you/was [Name] born?
Responses
1 England 8512
2 Scotland 143
3 Wales 114
4 Northern Ireland 43
5 Republic of Ireland (Eire) 73
6 West Indies/Guyana 47
7 India 74
8 Pakistan 51
9 Bangladesh 45
10 Kenya 19
11 Uganda 8
12 Tanzania 4
13 Other African country (specify) 93
14 Other country (specify) 374
15 Hong Kong (Chinese sample only) 0
16 China (Chinese sample only) 0
17 Malaysia (Chinese sample only) 0
18 Vietnam (Chinese sample only) 0
19 Taiwan (Chinese sample only) 0
20 Singapore (Chinese sample only) 0
21 Other Country (Chinese sample only) 0
-9 Refusal (98) 26
-8 Don't know (99) 14
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 1999
UniverseAdults (aged 16 and over) and children (aged 2-15 years) living in private households in England;Adults;Children;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The survey is conducted annually.