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Mainstage Variable

generation

(migrant) generation

This variable dentifies the (migrant) generation of the respondent. It uses information on own, parent’ and grandparent’ countries of birth as reported across different waves.

See UKBORN, BORNUK_DV, MACOB, PACOB, MGMROB, MGPROB, PGMROB, PGPROB

Datafile

Index term

Derived variable note:

This variable dentifies the (migrant) generation of the respondent. It uses information on own, parent' and grandparent' countries of birth as reported across different waves.

See UKBORN, BORNUK_DV, MACOB, PACOB, MGMROB, MGPROB, PGMROB, PGPROB

Derived variable note:

Uses W_UKBORN W_PACOB W_MACOB W_MGMROB W_MGPROB W_PGMROB W_PRPROB on datafile W_INDRESP, W_BOURUN on data file W_INDALL
Uses BW_PLBORNC BW_PLBORND BW_PACOB BW_MACOB BW_MGMROB BW_MGPROB BW_PGMROB BW_PRPROB on datafile BW_INDRESP/

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-95546232.94%
1st generation11955211.61%
2nd generation: born uk, at least one parent not born uk297575.79%
3rd generation: born uk, both parents born uk, at least one grandparent not born uk342082.5%
4+ generation: born uk, both parents and all grandparents born uk43680921.86%
other: born uk, no data for any parents or grandparents52634815.65%
other: born uk, both parents born uk, no data for any grandparents6162419.65%
Total168377100.0%

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