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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

2011 Census Microdata Individual Safeguarded Sample (Regional)

Variable Details

Variablecobg
LabelCountry of birth
Question text What is your country of birth?
Responses
-9 Not applicable 34357
1 England 2244749
2 Scotland 36984
3 Northern Ireland 10834
4 Wales 136352
5 United Kingdom not otherwise specified 351
6 Ireland 20460
7 Germany 14172
8 Poland 29496
9 EU countries: Member countries in March 2001 34037
10 EU countries: Accession countries April 2001 to March 2011 27427
11 Rest of Europe 15485
12 North Africa 5688
13 Central and Western Africa 20147
14 South and Eastern Africa 39375
15 Africa not otherwise specified 818
16 Middle East 15065
17 Eastern Asia 17443
18 Southern Asia: Bangladesh 10722
19 Southern Asia: India 35866
20 Southern Asia: Pakistan 24343
21 Rest of Southern Asia 12173
22 South-East Asia 17047
23 Central Asia 527
24 North America and the Caribbean 26392
25 Central and South America 8323
26 Antarctica, Oceania (including Australasia) and other 9522
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
Location2011 Census Microdata Individual Safeguarded Sample (Regional)
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: These data comprise a 5% sample of anonymised individual 2011 Census records.
SamplingStratified sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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