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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

European Quality of Life Survey Integrated Data File, 2003-2012

Variable Details

VariableY07_Q71
LabelQ71 Please describe where your parents were born.
Question text Please describe where your parents were born? Your mother and your father were born in this country (OUR COUNTRY), One of your parents was born in this country (OUR COUNTRY) and the other was born in another country that is today member State of the European Union, Your mother and your father were born in another country that is today member State of the European Union, At least one of your parents was born outside of the European Union?
Responses
1 Your mother and your father were born in (OUR COUNTRY) 31455
2 One of your parents was born in (OUR COUNTRY) and 1131
3 Your mother and your father were born in another c 1068
4 At least one of your parents was born outside of t 1845
98 (Don't know) 64
99 (Refusal) 71
Sysmiss 69893
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationEuropean Quality of Life Survey Integrated Data File, 2003-2012
Interviewer Instructions[Value 2 should read 'One of your parents was born in this country (OUR COUNTRY) and the other was born in another country that is today member State of the European Union'] [Value 3 should read 'Your mother and your father were born in another country that is today member State of the European Union'] [Value 4 should read 'At least one of your parents was born outside of the European Union']
UniverseLocation of units of observation: Cross-national; National;Population: Residents aged 18 and over in 27 EU countries (as of 2011) as well as Croatia (second and third round), Norway (second round), Iceland, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia (all third round) and Turkey (all three rounds).
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for details
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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