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Mainstage Variable

mgprob_all

country mother's father born in

Country mother’s father born in. This has not been harmonised with MGPROB_ALL_BH. This is only available for UKHLS sample members. Long version for Special Licence release (SN6931) only.

See MGPROB, MGPROB_ALL_BH (The same information about fathers are in variable names starting with P instead of M)

Datafiles

Index terms

Derived variable note:

Country mother's father born in. This has not been harmonised with MGPROB_ALL_BH. This is only available for UKHLS sample members. Long version for Special Licence release (SN6931) only.

See MGPROB, MGPROB_ALL_BH (The same information about fathers are in variable names starting with P instead of M)

Derived variable note:

Uses W_MGPROB_ALL on data file W_INDRESP/

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-83157696.12%
proxy-7740.23%
refusal-280.02%
don't know-1260.08%
England16752.05%
Scotland21030.31%
Wales3490.15%
Northern Ireland4470.14%
Republic of Ireland5290.09%
France640.01%
Germany760.02%
Italy890.03%
Spain910.0%
Poland10150.05%
Cyprus1110.0%
Turkey1220.01%
Australia1330.01%
New Zealand1410.0%
Canada1530.01%
U.S.A1640.01%
China/Hong Kong1770.02%
India18420.13%
Pakistan19320.1%
Bangladesh20180.05%
Sri Lanka2150.02%
Kenya2240.01%
Ghana2350.02%
Nigeria2440.01%
Uganda2510.0%
South Africa2620.01%
Jamaica2780.02%
Afghanistan10250.02%
Albania10810.0%
Algeria11020.01%
Angola11210.0%
Belgium13210.0%
Brazil14210.0%
Bulgaria14730.01%
Cape Verde15410.0%
Colombia16520.01%
Czech Republic17610.0%
Democratic Republic of Congo17820.01%
Dominican Republic18330.01%
Finland19810.0%
Greece20910.0%
Guyana21710.0%
Iraq23120.01%
Isle of Man23330.01%
Ivory Coast23520.01%
Japan23610.0%
Jersey23820.01%
Korea, Republic of24710.0%
Lithuania25930.01%
Malaysia26610.0%
Malta26920.01%
Mauritius27330.01%
Mexico27520.01%
Montserrat28210.0%
Morocco28320.01%
Philippines30950.02%
Portugal31250.02%
Romania31810.0%
Russia32010.0%
Slovinia33310.0%
Nevis33710.0%
St Lucia33920.01%
Sweden34620.01%
Switzerland34710.0%
Syrian Arab Republic34820.01%
The Netherlands35310.0%
Ukraine36540.01%
Union of Soviet Socialist States36730.01%
Vietnam37710.0%
Yugoslavia38520.01%
Zimbabwe38720.01%
Total32849100.0%
MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
22.57316841.0387.070.21165

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-82689775.83%
proxy-71340.38%
refusal-2680.19%
don't know-12330.66%
England1486213.71%
Scotland28492.39%
Wales33130.88%
Northern Ireland43040.86%
Republic of Ireland52540.72%
France6320.09%
Germany7510.14%
Italy8730.21%
Spain9230.06%
Poland101220.34%
Cyprus11170.05%
Turkey12180.05%
Australia13180.05%
New Zealand1490.03%
Canada15140.04%
U.S.A16340.1%
China/Hong Kong17570.16%
India182050.58%
Pakistan191220.34%
Bangladesh20430.12%
Sri Lanka21230.06%
Kenya2270.02%
Ghana23230.06%
Nigeria24630.18%
Uganda2530.01%
South Africa26220.06%
Jamaica27410.12%
Afghanistan102160.05%
Africa10620.01%
Albania10830.01%
Algeria11020.01%
Angola11230.01%
Antigua11420.01%
Argentina11630.01%
Armenia11810.0%
Austria123110.03%
Azerbaijan12410.0%
Barbados12920.01%
Belarus13120.01%
Belgium13250.01%
Brazil14270.02%
Bulgaria14780.02%
Cameroon15210.0%
Cape Verde15430.01%
Chile16150.01%
Colombia16550.01%
Croatia17330.01%
Czech Republic17690.03%
Czechoslovakia17710.0%
Democratic Republic of Congo17850.01%
Denmark17950.01%
Dominica18220.01%
Dominican Republic18320.01%
Ecuador18730.01%
Egypt18890.03%
Eritrea19120.01%
Ethiopia19370.02%
Finland19840.01%
Georgia Republic20520.01%
Greece209190.05%
Grenada21110.0%
Guatemala21310.0%
Guernsey21410.0%
Guinea21510.0%
Guinea-Bissau21630.01%
Guyana21740.01%
Hungary223190.05%
Iceland22520.01%
Indonesia22820.01%
Iran230120.03%
Iraq23150.01%
Ireland (NEC)23210.0%
Isle of Man23330.01%
Ivory Coast23510.0%
Japan23660.02%
Jersey23840.01%
Jordan24110.0%
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of24610.0%
Korea, Republic of24710.0%
Latvia25280.02%
Lithuania259110.03%
Malawi26530.01%
Malaysia26690.03%
Malta26960.02%
Mauritius27340.01%
Mexico27510.0%
Moldova27820.01%
Morocco28340.01%
Mozambique28410.0%
Myanmar28510.0%
Nepal28850.01%
Norway29680.02%
Panama30310.0%
Peru30720.01%
Philippines309210.06%
Polynesia31110.0%
Portugal312130.04%
Romania318470.13%
Russia320190.05%
Senegal32610.0%
Serbia32720.01%
Seychelles32820.01%
Sierra Leone33040.01%
Singapore33130.01%
Slovakia33280.02%
Slovinia33310.0%
Somalia33540.01%
Nevis33730.01%
St Lucia33970.02%
St Vincent and the Grenadines34110.0%
Sudan34340.01%
Sweden34670.02%
Switzerland34740.01%
Syrian Arab Republic34860.02%
Taiwan34910.0%
Tanzania35120.01%
Thailand352110.03%
The Netherlands353110.03%
Trinidad and Tobago35930.01%
Ukraine365170.05%
Union of Soviet Socialist States36710.0%
Uruguay37020.01%
Venezuela37640.01%
Vietnam37750.01%
Yemen38410.0%
Yugoslavia38520.01%
Zambia38620.01%
Zimbabwe387140.04%
Unable to Code997130.04%
Total35471100.0%
MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
21.69273321.0997.077.478139

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
Only available for IEMB-114057789.79%
missing-960.01%
proxy-71950.43%
refusal-2380.08%
don't know-12080.46%
england13270.72%
scotland2190.04%
wales3160.04%
northern ireland4140.03%
republic of ireland5720.16%
france6280.06%
germany7190.04%
italy8460.1%
spain9310.07%
poland101940.43%
cyprus11340.08%
turkey12440.1%
australia1380.02%
new zealand1470.02%
canada15100.02%
the united states of america16260.06%
china / hong kong17620.14%
india187471.65%
pakistan195741.27%
bangladesh201860.41%
sri lanka21570.13%
kenya22360.08%
ghana23690.15%
nigeria241710.38%
uganda25260.06%
south africa26360.08%
jamaica272500.55%
afghanistan102330.07%
east africa10310.0%
africa10610.0%
albania10810.0%
algeria11090.02%
angola112120.03%
antigua11460.01%
argentina11640.01%
austria12340.01%
azerbaijan12420.0%
bahrain12710.0%
barbados129170.04%
belarus13110.0%
belgium13230.01%
bolivia13710.0%
brazil142190.04%
british indian ocean territory14410.0%
brunei14610.0%
bulgaria147250.06%
burkina faso14810.0%
cambodia15110.0%
cameroon152130.03%
cape verde15430.01%
chad15910.0%
chile16110.0%
colombia165190.04%
croatia17310.0%
cuba17430.01%
czech republic176150.03%
czechoslovakia17710.0%
democratic republic of congo178210.05%
denmark17920.0%
djibouti18010.0%
dominica18280.02%
dominican republic18310.0%
ecuador18750.01%
egypt188120.03%
eritrea19180.02%
estonia19220.0%
ethiopia19360.01%
finland19830.01%
gambia20390.02%
gaudeloupe20410.0%
georgia republic20520.0%
greece209130.03%
grenada21190.02%
guinea21510.0%
guinea-bissau21630.01%
guyana21770.02%
hungary223360.08%
iceland22510.0%
indonesia22830.01%
iran23090.02%
iraq231250.06%
isle of man23310.0%
israel23410.0%
ivory coast23580.02%
japan23660.01%
jersey23810.0%
kashmir24270.02%
kazakhstan24310.0%
korea, republic of24710.0%
kosovo24890.02%
kuwait24920.0%
latvia25280.02%
lebanon25330.01%
libya256110.02%
lithuania259280.06%
macedonia26310.0%
malawi26520.0%
malaysia266180.04%
malta26920.0%
mauritius273200.04%
mexico27540.01%
moldova27820.0%
montenegro28110.0%
montserrat28240.01%
morocco28380.02%
mozambique28430.01%
myanmar28520.0%
nepal288280.06%
norway29630.01%
palestine30170.02%
panama30330.01%
papua new guinea30510.0%
philippines309270.06%
portugal312430.1%
romania318600.13%
russia320190.04%
rwanda32160.01%
sao tome and principe32320.0%
kingdom of saudi arabia32560.01%
senegal32670.02%
serbia32730.01%
sierra leone330190.04%
slovakia332250.06%
somalia3351000.22%
nevis33760.01%
st lucia339140.03%
st vincent and the grenadines34150.01%
sudan343130.03%
suriname34420.0%
sweden34620.0%
switzerland34740.01%
syrian arab republic34880.02%
taiwan34930.01%
tanzania35150.01%
thailand35260.01%
the netherlands353110.02%
trinidad and tobago35970.02%
ukraine36580.02%
union of soviet socialist states36710.0%
uzbekistan37310.0%
vietnam37790.02%
west indies38260.01%
yemen38460.01%
yugoslavia38520.0%
zambia38680.02%
zimbabwe387220.05%
the caribbean / french caribbean38860.01%
south sudan38920.0%
Total45192100.0%
MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
-2.63447-11.0389.043.7544745

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-9230.05%
proxy-732626.4%
refusal-2150.03%
don't know-114862.91%
england12494348.91%
scotland237967.44%
wales321914.3%
northern ireland421314.18%
republic of ireland515082.96%
france61250.25%
germany72730.54%
italy82110.41%
spain9850.17%
poland104610.9%
cyprus111300.25%
turkey121370.27%
australia13500.1%
new zealand14380.07%
canada15680.13%
the united states of america161220.24%
china / hong kong173150.62%
india1823834.67%
pakistan1911522.26%
bangladesh2010292.02%
sri lanka212800.55%
kenya22780.15%
ghana232700.53%
nigeria244160.82%
uganda25450.09%
south africa261220.24%
jamaica278111.59%
aden10130.01%
afghanistan102610.12%
north africa10410.0%
africa10670.01%
albania10880.02%
algeria110280.05%
angola112350.07%
anguilla11370.01%
antigua114130.03%
argentina11640.01%
armenia11810.0%
at sea12110.0%
austria123370.07%
azerbaijan12420.0%
bahamas12630.01%
bahrain12710.0%
barbados1291030.2%
belarus13120.0%
belgium132320.06%
belize13330.01%
benin13410.0%
bosnia and herzegovina140100.02%
botswana14110.0%
brazil142260.05%
brunei14610.0%
bulgaria147150.03%
burkina faso14810.0%
burundi14980.02%
cambodia15120.0%
cameroon152190.04%
cape verde15450.01%
chad15910.0%
channel islands16020.0%
chile16180.02%
colombia165150.03%
comoros16710.0%
croatia17350.01%
cuba174130.03%
czech republic176210.04%
czechoslovakia177100.02%
democratic republic of congo178570.11%
denmark179250.05%
djibouti18010.0%
dominica182390.08%
dominican republic18320.0%
ecuador18720.0%
egypt188370.07%
el salvador18910.0%
eritrea191380.07%
estonia19250.01%
ethiopia193260.05%
eastern europe19430.01%
fiji19740.01%
finland198170.03%
gabon20210.0%
gambia203160.03%
gaudeloupe20440.01%
georgia republic20510.0%
gibraltar20650.01%
greece209330.06%
grenada211560.11%
guernsey214110.02%
guinea21540.01%
guinea-bissau21610.0%
guyana217610.12%
honduras22210.0%
hungary223450.09%
indonesia228180.04%
iran230580.11%
iraq231730.14%
ireland (nec)23240.01%
isle of man23340.01%
israel23430.01%
ivory coast235150.03%
japan236320.06%
jersey23880.02%
jordan24120.0%
kashmir242120.02%
kazakhstan24330.01%
korea, republic of24760.01%
kosovo24890.02%
kuwait24920.0%
latvia252160.03%
lebanon253240.05%
liberia25550.01%
libya25650.01%
lithuania259550.11%
macedonia26320.0%
malawi265180.04%
malaysia266350.07%
mali26810.0%
malta269340.07%
martinique27120.0%
mauritius273570.11%
mexico27550.01%
middle east27620.0%
moldova27840.01%
montserrat282280.05%
morocco283300.06%
mozambique28420.0%
myanmar285170.03%
namibia28620.0%
nepal288400.08%
norway296340.07%
oman29910.0%
palestine301170.03%
panama30310.0%
peru30730.01%
philippines3091120.22%
portugal312740.15%
puerto rico31320.0%
qatar31410.0%
reunion31720.0%
romania318280.05%
russia320790.15%
rwanda32160.01%
sao tome and principe32310.0%
kingdom of saudi arabia325150.03%
senegal32680.02%
serbia32740.01%
seychelles32880.02%
sierra leone330510.1%
singapore33190.02%
slovakia332220.04%
slovinia33320.0%
somalia3352240.44%
nevis337340.07%
st helena33810.0%
st lucia339510.1%
st vincent and the grenadines341270.05%
sudan343330.06%
sweden346270.05%
switzerland347210.04%
syrian arab republic34870.01%
taiwan34960.01%
tanzania351180.04%
thailand352430.08%
the netherlands353620.12%
tibet35410.0%
togo35550.01%
trinidad and tobago359550.11%
tunisia36130.01%
tuvalu36410.0%
ukraine365350.07%
union of soviet socialist states36750.01%
united arab emirates36810.0%
uruguay37010.0%
venezuela37680.02%
vietnam377240.05%
west indies382160.03%
yemen384180.04%
yugoslavia385160.03%
zambia386200.04%
zimbabwe3871110.22%
the caribbean / french caribbean38890.02%
not elsewhere codable997290.06%
Total50994100.0%
MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
22.4147861.0997.071.9246208

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
no data from bhps-204327225.7%
missing-97470544.37%
england12527015.01%
scotland238152.27%
wales322071.31%
northern ireland421451.27%
republic of ireland515800.94%
france61530.09%
germany72920.17%
italy82570.15%
spain91160.07%
poland106550.39%
cyprus111640.1%
turkey121810.11%
australia13580.03%
new zealand14450.03%
canada15780.05%
the united states of america161480.09%
china / hong kong173770.22%
india1831301.86%
pakistan1917261.03%
bangladesh2012150.72%
sri lanka213370.2%
kenya221140.07%
ghana233390.2%
nigeria245870.35%
uganda25710.04%
south africa261580.09%
jamaica2710610.63%
aden10130.0%
afghanistan102940.06%
east africa10310.0%
north africa10410.0%
africa10680.0%
albania10890.01%
algeria110370.02%
angola112470.03%
anguilla11370.0%
antigua114190.01%
argentina11680.0%
armenia11810.0%
at sea12110.0%
austria123410.02%
azerbaijan12440.0%
bahamas12630.0%
bahrain12720.0%
barbados1291200.07%
belarus13130.0%
belgium132350.02%
belize13330.0%
benin13410.0%
bolivia13710.0%
bosnia and herzegovina140100.01%
botswana14110.0%
brazil142450.03%
british indian ocean territory14410.0%
brunei14620.0%
bulgaria147400.02%
burkina faso14820.0%
burundi14980.0%
cambodia15130.0%
cameroon152320.02%
cape verde15480.0%
chad15920.0%
channel islands16020.0%
chile16190.01%
colombia165340.02%
comoros16710.0%
croatia17360.0%
cuba174160.01%
czech republic176360.02%
czechoslovakia177110.01%
democratic republic of congo178780.05%
denmark179270.02%
djibouti18020.0%
dominica182470.03%
dominican republic18330.0%
ecuador18770.0%
egypt188490.03%
el salvador18910.0%
eritrea191460.03%
estonia19270.0%
ethiopia193320.02%
eastern europe19430.0%
fiji19740.0%
finland198200.01%
gabon20210.0%
gambia203250.01%
gaudeloupe20450.0%
georgia republic20530.0%
gibraltar20650.0%
greece209460.03%
grenada211650.04%
guernsey214110.01%
guinea21550.0%
guinea-bissau21640.0%
guyana217680.04%
honduras22210.0%
hungary223810.05%
iceland22510.0%
indonesia228210.01%
iran230670.04%
iraq231980.06%
ireland (nec)23240.0%
isle of man23350.0%
israel23440.0%
ivory coast235230.01%
japan236380.02%
jersey23890.01%
jordan24120.0%
kashmir242190.01%
kazakhstan24340.0%
korea, republic of24770.0%
kosovo248180.01%
kuwait24940.0%
latvia252240.01%
lebanon253270.02%
liberia25550.0%
libya256160.01%
lithuania259830.05%
macedonia26330.0%
malawi265200.01%
malaysia266530.03%
mali26810.0%
malta269360.02%
martinique27120.0%
mauritius273770.05%
mexico27590.01%
middle east27620.0%
moldova27860.0%
montenegro28110.0%
montserrat282320.02%
morocco283380.02%
mozambique28450.0%
myanmar285190.01%
namibia28620.0%
nepal288680.04%
norway296370.02%
oman29910.0%
palestine301240.01%
panama30340.0%
papua new guinea30510.0%
peru30730.0%
philippines3091390.08%
portugal3121170.07%
puerto rico31320.0%
qatar31410.0%
reunion31720.0%
romania318880.05%
russia320980.06%
rwanda321120.01%
sao tome and principe32330.0%
kingdom of saudi arabia325210.01%
senegal326150.01%
serbia32770.0%
seychelles32880.0%
sierra leone330700.04%
singapore33190.01%
slovakia332470.03%
slovinia33320.0%
somalia3353240.19%
nevis337400.02%
st helena33810.0%
st lucia339650.04%
st vincent and the grenadines341320.02%
sudan343460.03%
suriname34420.0%
sweden346290.02%
switzerland347250.01%
syrian arab republic348150.01%
taiwan34990.01%
tanzania351230.01%
thailand352490.03%
the netherlands353730.04%
tibet35410.0%
togo35550.0%
trinidad and tobago359620.04%
tunisia36130.0%
tuvalu36410.0%
ukraine365430.03%
union of soviet socialist states36760.0%
united arab emirates36810.0%
uruguay37010.0%
uzbekistan37310.0%
venezuela37680.0%
vietnam377330.02%
west indies382220.01%
yemen384240.01%
yugoslavia385180.01%
zambia386280.02%
zimbabwe3871330.08%
the caribbean / french caribbean388150.01%
38920.0%
not elsewhere codable997530.03%
Total168377100.0%
MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
5.5874705-20.0997.063.8293672

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