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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Understanding Society: Waves 1-4, 2009-2013

Variable Details

Variablea_pgprob
Labelcountry father's father born in
Responses
-9 missing 23
-8 inapplicable 0
-7 proxy respondent 3262
-2 refused 11
-1 don't know 2131
1 england 24393
2 scotland 3761
3 wales 2076
4 northern ireland 2151
5 republic of ireland 1429
6 france 120
7 germany 200
8 italy 220
9 spain 76
10 poland 434
11 cyprus 107
12 turkey 142
13 australia 41
14 new zealand 32
15 canada 60
16 u.s.a 141
17 china/hong kong 314
18 india 2430
19 pakistan 1172
20 bangladesh 1045
21 sri lanka 273
22 kenya 65
23 ghana 273
24 nigeria 437
25 uganda 47
26 south africa 104
27 jamaica 875
97 other country 3149
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationUnderstanding Society: Waves 1-4, 2009-2013
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