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Mainstage Variable

mgmrob_all

country mother's mother born in

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

See MGMROB, MGMROB_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 mother born in. This has not been harmonised with MGMROB_ALL_BH. This is only available for UKHLS sample members. Long version for Special Licence release (SN6931) only.

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

Derived variable note:

Uses W_MGMROB_ALL on data file W_INDRESP/

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-83157696.12%
proxy-7740.23%
refusal-290.03%
don't know-1260.08%
England16782.06%
Scotland21020.31%
Wales3520.16%
Northern Ireland4500.15%
Republic of Ireland5220.07%
France640.01%
Germany730.01%
Italy880.02%
Spain910.0%
Poland10140.04%
Cyprus1110.0%
Turkey1220.01%
Australia1330.01%
New Zealand1410.0%
Canada1530.01%
U.S.A1640.01%
China/Hong Kong1770.02%
India18430.13%
Pakistan19360.11%
Bangladesh20160.05%
Sri Lanka2150.02%
Kenya2230.01%
Ghana2350.02%
Nigeria2440.01%
South Africa2630.01%
Jamaica2760.02%
Afghanistan10250.02%
Albania10810.0%
Algeria11020.01%
Austria12310.0%
Barbados12910.0%
Belgium13210.0%
Brazil14210.0%
Bulgaria14740.01%
Cape Verde15410.0%
Channel Islands16010.0%
Colombia16520.01%
Czech Republic17620.01%
Democratic Republic of Congo17830.01%
Dominican Republic18330.01%
Finland19810.0%
Greece20910.0%
Iran23020.01%
Iraq23110.0%
Ivory Coast23520.01%
Jersey23810.0%
Korea, Republic of24710.0%
Lithuania25930.01%
Malaysia26610.0%
Malta26910.0%
Mauritius27340.01%
Mexico27520.01%
Morocco28320.01%
Norway29610.0%
Philippines30950.02%
Portugal31240.01%
Romania31820.01%
Russia32020.01%
Singapore33110.0%
Slovinia33310.0%
St Lucia33910.0%
Sweden34620.01%
Switzerland34710.0%
Syrian Arab Republic34810.0%
Tanzania35130.01%
The Netherlands35310.0%
Trinidad and Tobago35910.0%
Ukraine36520.01%
Union of Soviet Socialist States36730.01%
Vietnam37710.0%
Yemen38410.0%
Yugoslavia38510.0%
Zambia38610.0%
Zimbabwe38730.01%
Total32849100.0%
MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
23.17316851.0387.071.651164

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-82689775.83%
proxy-71340.38%
refusal-2670.19%
don't know-11920.54%
England1494513.94%
Scotland28092.28%
Wales33400.96%
Northern Ireland42950.83%
Republic of Ireland52560.72%
France6380.11%
Germany7610.17%
Italy8670.19%
Spain9250.07%
Poland101160.33%
Cyprus11150.04%
Turkey12190.05%
Australia13140.04%
New Zealand1490.03%
Canada15130.04%
U.S.A16360.1%
China/Hong Kong17570.16%
India182060.58%
Pakistan191140.32%
Bangladesh20430.12%
Sri Lanka21260.07%
Kenya2250.01%
Ghana23210.06%
Nigeria24620.17%
Uganda2530.01%
South Africa26300.08%
Jamaica27400.11%
Afghanistan102160.05%
Africa10620.01%
Albania10830.01%
Algeria11020.01%
Angola11220.01%
Antigua11420.01%
Argentina11620.01%
Armenia11810.0%
Austria123120.03%
Azerbaijan12410.0%
Barbados12920.01%
Belarus13140.01%
Belgium13260.02%
Brazil14280.02%
Bulgaria14780.02%
Cameroon15210.0%
Cape Verde15430.01%
Chile16160.02%
Colombia16570.02%
Croatia17330.01%
Czech Republic176100.03%
Czechoslovakia17720.01%
Democratic Republic of Congo17860.02%
Denmark17930.01%
Dominica18220.01%
Dominican Republic18320.01%
Ecuador18740.01%
Egypt18870.02%
Eritrea19130.01%
Estonia19210.0%
Ethiopia19370.02%
Finland19830.01%
Gambia20320.01%
Georgia Republic20520.01%
Greece209170.05%
Grenada21120.01%
Guatemala21310.0%
Guinea21510.0%
Guinea-Bissau21630.01%
Guyana21740.01%
Hungary223200.06%
Iceland22510.0%
Indonesia22840.01%
Iran230110.03%
Iraq23160.02%
Isle of Man23370.02%
Israel23410.0%
Ivory Coast23510.0%
Japan23660.02%
Jersey23810.0%
Jordan24110.0%
Kazakhstan24310.0%
Korea, Republic of24720.01%
Latvia25280.02%
Lithuania25980.02%
Malawi26530.01%
Malaysia26660.02%
Malta26940.01%
Mauritius27350.01%
Mexico27520.01%
Moldova27830.01%
Montserrat28210.0%
Morocco28340.01%
Mozambique28410.0%
Myanmar28520.01%
Nepal28840.01%
Norway29650.01%
Peru30720.01%
Philippines309210.06%
Portugal312110.03%
Romania318430.12%
Russia320150.04%
Serbia32720.01%
Seychelles32820.01%
Sierra Leone33030.01%
Singapore33140.01%
Slovakia332100.03%
Slovinia33310.0%
Somalia33540.01%
Nevis33720.01%
St Lucia33990.03%
St Vincent and the Grenadines34110.0%
Sudan34330.01%
Suriname34410.0%
Sweden34630.01%
Switzerland34750.01%
Syrian Arab Republic34830.01%
Taiwan34910.0%
Tanzania35110.0%
Thailand352110.03%
The Netherlands353110.03%
Trinidad and Tobago35930.01%
Ukraine365140.04%
Uruguay37010.0%
Venezuela37630.01%
Vietnam37750.01%
Yugoslavia38510.0%
Zambia38630.01%
Zimbabwe387140.04%
Unable to Code997120.03%
Total35471100.0%
MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
20.48272901.0997.074.448181

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
Only available for IEMB-114057789.79%
missing-970.02%
proxy-71950.43%
refusal-2390.09%
don't know-11890.42%
england13420.76%
scotland2240.05%
wales3140.03%
northern ireland4110.02%
republic of ireland5710.16%
france6270.06%
germany7240.05%
italy8420.09%
spain9310.07%
poland101900.42%
cyprus11330.07%
turkey12460.1%
australia1380.02%
new zealand14100.02%
canada15120.03%
the united states of america16200.04%
china / hong kong17600.13%
india187461.65%
pakistan195771.28%
bangladesh201880.42%
sri lanka21570.13%
kenya22310.07%
ghana23690.15%
nigeria241740.39%
uganda25230.05%
south africa26340.08%
jamaica272450.54%
afghanistan102330.07%
east africa10310.0%
albania10810.0%
algeria11080.02%
angola112130.03%
antigua11430.01%
argentina11620.0%
armenia11810.0%
austria12370.02%
azerbaijan12420.0%
barbados129170.04%
belarus13110.0%
belgium13230.01%
bolivia13710.0%
botswana14110.0%
brazil142210.05%
british indian ocean territory14410.0%
bulgaria147270.06%
burkina faso14810.0%
cambodia15110.0%
cameroon152140.03%
cape verde15420.0%
chad15910.0%
chile16110.0%
colombia165190.04%
croatia17310.0%
cuba17460.01%
czech republic176170.04%
democratic republic of congo178190.04%
denmark17910.0%
dominica18260.01%
dominican republic18320.0%
ecuador18750.01%
egypt188120.03%
eritrea191100.02%
estonia19220.0%
ethiopia19370.02%
fiji19720.0%
finland19830.01%
gambia203100.02%
gaudeloupe20420.0%
georgia republic20520.0%
greece209150.03%
grenada21180.02%
guinea21510.0%
guinea-bissau21640.01%
guyana21770.02%
hungary223340.08%
iceland22510.0%
indonesia22820.0%
iran23080.02%
iraq231260.06%
isle of man23310.0%
israel23420.0%
ivory coast23580.02%
japan23670.02%
jersey23810.0%
kashmir24270.02%
kazakhstan24310.0%
korea, republic of24710.0%
kosovo24890.02%
kuwait24910.0%
latvia25290.02%
lebanon25320.0%
liberia25510.0%
libya256110.02%
lithuania259300.07%
malawi26530.01%
malaysia266200.04%
mali26820.0%
malta26930.01%
mauritius273180.04%
mexico27550.01%
moldova27820.0%
montenegro28110.0%
montserrat28250.01%
morocco28390.02%
mozambique28420.0%
myanmar28550.01%
nepal288280.06%
netherland antilles28910.0%
norway29620.0%
palestine30180.02%
papua new guinea30510.0%
philippines309260.06%
portugal312420.09%
romania318590.13%
russia320180.04%
rwanda32160.01%
sao tome and principe32320.0%
kingdom of saudi arabia32580.02%
senegal32660.01%
serbia32740.01%
seychelles32810.0%
sierra leone330180.04%
singapore33120.0%
slovakia332240.05%
somalia335990.22%
nevis33770.02%
st lucia339140.03%
st vincent and the grenadines34150.01%
sudan343130.03%
suriname34420.0%
sweden34620.0%
switzerland34760.01%
syrian arab republic34870.02%
taiwan34930.01%
tanzania35150.01%
thailand35260.01%
the netherlands353130.03%
trinidad and tobago35980.02%
ukraine36550.01%
union of soviet socialist states36710.0%
uzbekistan37310.0%
vietnam37790.02%
west indies38240.01%
yemen38460.01%
yugoslavia38520.0%
zambia386100.02%
zimbabwe387230.05%
the caribbean / french caribbean38860.01%
south sudan38920.0%
Total45192100.0%
MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
-2.54430-11.0389.044.0244762

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-9230.05%
proxy-732626.4%
refusal-2100.02%
don't know-111232.2%
england12565850.32%
scotland237007.26%
wales322094.33%
northern ireland420684.06%
republic of ireland514762.89%
france61320.26%
germany72780.55%
italy82200.43%
spain9760.15%
poland103900.76%
cyprus11990.19%
turkey121370.27%
australia13570.11%
new zealand14380.07%
canada15530.1%
the united states of america161030.2%
china / hong kong172980.58%
india1824064.72%
pakistan1911342.22%
bangladesh2010262.01%
sri lanka212840.56%
kenya22760.15%
ghana232670.52%
nigeria244070.8%
uganda25470.09%
south africa261360.27%
jamaica277891.55%
aden10120.0%
afghanistan102590.12%
north africa10410.0%
africa10670.01%
albania10870.01%
algeria110290.06%
angola112360.07%
anguilla11380.02%
antigua114130.03%
argentina11660.01%
armenia11820.0%
austria123420.08%
azerbaijan12410.0%
bahamas12620.0%
barbados1291000.2%
belarus13130.01%
belgium132280.05%
belize13350.01%
bermuda13510.0%
bosnia and herzegovina140100.02%
botswana14110.0%
brazil142270.05%
brunei14610.0%
bulgaria147150.03%
burkina faso14810.0%
burundi14980.02%
cambodia15120.0%
cameroon152200.04%
canary islands15310.0%
cape verde15450.01%
chad15910.0%
channel islands16050.01%
chile16150.01%
colombia165160.03%
comoros16710.0%
croatia17350.01%
cuba174100.02%
czech republic176210.04%
czechoslovakia17780.02%
democratic republic of congo178570.11%
denmark179300.06%
djibouti18010.0%
dominica182390.08%
dominican republic18340.01%
ecuador18720.0%
egypt188330.06%
el salvador18910.0%
eritrea191380.07%
estonia19220.0%
ethiopia193300.06%
eastern europe19420.0%
fiji19740.01%
finland198140.03%
french polynesia20010.0%
gabon20210.0%
gambia203170.03%
gaudeloupe20430.01%
georgia republic20520.0%
gibraltar20690.02%
great britain20810.0%
greece209340.07%
grenada211510.1%
guatemala21310.0%
guernsey21460.01%
guinea21520.0%
guinea-bissau21620.0%
guyana217550.11%
honduras22210.0%
hungary223460.09%
indonesia228200.04%
iran230570.11%
iraq231720.14%
ireland (nec)23220.0%
isle of man23340.01%
israel23420.0%
ivory coast235170.03%
japan236300.06%
jersey23860.01%
jordan24120.0%
kashmir242130.03%
kazakhstan24320.0%
korea, republic of24760.01%
kosovo24890.02%
kuwait24920.0%
laos25110.0%
latvia252160.03%
lebanon253200.04%
liberia25550.01%
libya25640.01%
lithuania259520.1%
luxembourg26110.0%
macedonia26310.0%
malawi265180.04%
malaysia266420.08%
mali26810.0%
malta269300.06%
martinique27110.0%
mauritius273630.12%
mexico27550.01%
middle east27610.0%
moldova27830.01%
montenegro28110.0%
montserrat282260.05%
morocco283300.06%
mozambique28420.0%
myanmar285240.05%
namibia28630.01%
nepal288420.08%
norway296230.05%
oman29910.0%
palestine301150.03%
panama30340.01%
peru30730.01%
philippines3091140.22%
portugal312680.13%
puerto rico31320.0%
qatar31410.0%
reunion31710.0%
romania318280.05%
russia320700.14%
rwanda32170.01%
sao tome and principe32320.0%
kingdom of saudi arabia325160.03%
senegal32690.02%
serbia32740.01%
seychelles328100.02%
sierra leone330500.1%
singapore33190.02%
slovakia332220.04%
slovinia33330.01%
somalia3352230.44%
south america33610.0%
nevis337310.06%
st helena33810.0%
st lucia339490.1%
st vincent and the grenadines341280.05%
sudan343330.06%
sweden346280.05%
switzerland347200.04%
syrian arab republic34890.02%
taiwan34960.01%
tanzania351180.04%
thailand352440.09%
the netherlands353550.11%
tibet35420.0%
togo35560.01%
trinidad and tobago359660.13%
tunisia36130.01%
tuvalu36410.0%
ukraine365300.06%
union of soviet socialist states36760.01%
uruguay37010.0%
venezuela37660.01%
vietnam377250.05%
west indies382140.03%
yemen384130.03%
yugoslavia385130.03%
zambia386200.04%
zimbabwe3871210.24%
the caribbean / french caribbean38870.01%
not elsewhere codable997300.06%
Total50994100.0%
MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
22.0544181.0997.071.5546576

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
no data from bhps-204327225.7%
missing-97432544.14%
england12600015.44%
scotland237242.21%
wales322231.32%
northern ireland420791.23%
republic of ireland515470.92%
france61590.09%
germany73020.18%
italy82620.16%
spain91070.06%
poland105800.34%
cyprus111320.08%
turkey121830.11%
australia13650.04%
new zealand14480.03%
canada15650.04%
the united states of america161230.07%
china / hong kong173580.21%
india1831521.87%
pakistan1917111.02%
bangladesh2012140.72%
sri lanka213410.2%
kenya221070.06%
ghana233360.2%
nigeria245810.35%
uganda25700.04%
south africa261700.1%
jamaica2710340.61%
aden10120.0%
afghanistan102920.05%
east africa10310.0%
north africa10410.0%
africa10670.0%
albania10880.0%
algeria110370.02%
angola112490.03%
anguilla11380.0%
antigua114160.01%
argentina11680.0%
armenia11830.0%
austria123490.03%
azerbaijan12430.0%
bahamas12620.0%
barbados1291170.07%
belarus13140.0%
belgium132310.02%
belize13350.0%
bermuda13510.0%
bolivia13710.0%
bosnia and herzegovina140100.01%
botswana14120.0%
brazil142480.03%
british indian ocean territory14410.0%
brunei14610.0%
bulgaria147420.02%
burkina faso14820.0%
burundi14980.0%
cambodia15130.0%
cameroon152340.02%
canary islands15310.0%
cape verde15470.0%
chad15920.0%
channel islands16050.0%
chile16160.0%
colombia165350.02%
comoros16710.0%
croatia17360.0%
cuba174160.01%
czech republic176380.02%
czechoslovakia17780.0%
democratic republic of congo178760.05%
denmark179310.02%
djibouti18010.0%
dominica182450.03%
dominican republic18360.0%
ecuador18770.0%
egypt188450.03%
el salvador18910.0%
eritrea191480.03%
estonia19240.0%
ethiopia193370.02%
eastern europe19420.0%
fiji19760.0%
finland198170.01%
french polynesia20010.0%
gabon20210.0%
gambia203270.02%
gaudeloupe20450.0%
georgia republic20540.0%
gibraltar20690.01%
great britain20810.0%
greece209490.03%
grenada211590.04%
guatemala21310.0%
guernsey21460.0%
guinea21530.0%
guinea-bissau21660.0%
guyana217620.04%
honduras22210.0%
hungary223800.05%
iceland22510.0%
indonesia228220.01%
iran230650.04%
iraq231980.06%
ireland (nec)23220.0%
isle of man23350.0%
israel23440.0%
ivory coast235250.01%
japan236370.02%
jersey23870.0%
jordan24120.0%
kashmir242200.01%
kazakhstan24330.0%
korea, republic of24770.0%
kosovo248180.01%
kuwait24930.0%
laos25110.0%
latvia252250.01%
lebanon253220.01%
liberia25560.0%
libya256150.01%
lithuania259820.05%
luxembourg26110.0%
macedonia26310.0%
malawi265210.01%
malaysia266620.04%
mali26830.0%
malta269330.02%
martinique27110.0%
mauritius273810.05%
mexico275100.01%
middle east27610.0%
moldova27850.0%
montenegro28120.0%
montserrat282310.02%
morocco283390.02%
mozambique28440.0%
myanmar285290.02%
namibia28630.0%
nepal288700.04%
netherland antilles28910.0%
norway296250.01%
oman29910.0%
palestine301230.01%
panama30340.0%
papua new guinea30510.0%
peru30730.0%
philippines3091400.08%
portugal3121100.07%
puerto rico31320.0%
qatar31410.0%
reunion31710.0%
romania318870.05%
russia320880.05%
rwanda321130.01%
sao tome and principe32340.0%
kingdom of saudi arabia325240.01%
senegal326150.01%
serbia32780.0%
seychelles328110.01%
sierra leone330680.04%
singapore331110.01%
slovakia332460.03%
slovinia33330.0%
somalia3353220.19%
south america33610.0%
nevis337380.02%
st helena33810.0%
st lucia339630.04%
st vincent and the grenadines341330.02%
sudan343460.03%
suriname34420.0%
sweden346300.02%
switzerland347260.02%
syrian arab republic348160.01%
taiwan34990.01%
tanzania351230.01%
thailand352500.03%
the netherlands353680.04%
tibet35420.0%
togo35560.0%
trinidad and tobago359740.04%
tunisia36130.0%
tuvalu36410.0%
ukraine365350.02%
union of soviet socialist states36770.0%
uruguay37010.0%
uzbekistan37310.0%
venezuela37660.0%
vietnam377340.02%
west indies382180.01%
yemen384190.01%
yugoslavia385150.01%
zambia386300.02%
zimbabwe3871440.09%
the caribbean / french caribbean388130.01%
38920.0%
not elsewhere codable997490.03%
Total168377100.0%
MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
5.4674325-20.0997.063.2894052

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