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Mainstage Variable

mgprob

country mother's father born in

Datafiles

Index term

Derived variable note:

Country mother's father born in. Coding frame aligned to UKHLS. Short version.

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

Derived variable note:

Uses W_MGPROB on data file W_INDRESP
Uses BR_MGPROB on data file BR_INDRESP/

Question asked in the latest wave:

familybackground_w15.mgprob

Question label:

Country mother's father born in

Question text:

And your  mother's father, where was he born?

Question universe:

if [(ff_ivlolw = 2|3|MIS) & ff_everint 1] // New entrant never interviewed, excluding rising 16 year olds

Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-83157696.12%
proxy-7740.23%
refusal-280.02%
don't know-1230.07%
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%
India18400.12%
Pakistan19310.09%
Bangladesh20180.05%
Sri Lanka2150.02%
Kenya2240.01%
Ghana2350.02%
Nigeria2440.01%
Uganda2510.0%
South Africa2620.01%
Jamaica2780.02%
Other country97910.28%
Total32849100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-82689775.83%
proxy-71340.38%
refusal-2610.17%
don't know-12160.61%
England1486213.71%
Scotland28492.39%
Wales33130.88%
Northern Ireland43040.86%
Republic of Ireland52540.72%
France6320.09%
Germany7510.14%
Italy8730.21%
Spain9230.06%
Poland101200.34%
Cyprus11170.05%
Turkey12180.05%
Australia13170.05%
New Zealand1490.03%
Canada15130.04%
U.S.A16340.1%
China/Hong Kong17540.15%
India182040.58%
Pakistan191200.34%
Bangladesh20420.12%
Sri Lanka21220.06%
Kenya2270.02%
Ghana23230.06%
Nigeria24600.17%
Uganda2530.01%
South Africa26220.06%
Jamaica27410.12%
Other country975761.62%
Total35471100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
Only available for IEMB-114057789.79%
proxy-71950.43%
refusal-2380.08%
don't know-12020.45%
england13270.72%
scotland2190.04%
wales3160.04%
northern ireland4140.03%
republic of ireland5670.15%
france6280.06%
germany7180.04%
italy8460.1%
spain9310.07%
poland101850.41%
cyprus11310.07%
turkey12410.09%
australia1380.02%
new zealand1470.02%
canada1570.02%
u.s.a16260.06%
china/hong kong17560.12%
india187421.64%
pakistan195711.26%
bangladesh201790.4%
sri lanka21560.12%
kenya22360.08%
ghana23690.15%
nigeria241710.38%
uganda25220.05%
south africa26360.08%
jamaica272500.55%
other country9711212.48%
Total45192100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-9230.05%
proxy-732626.4%
refusal-270.01%
don't know-114822.91%
england12494148.91%
scotland237967.44%
wales321914.3%
northern ireland421314.18%
republic of ireland515072.96%
france61210.24%
germany72690.53%
italy82060.4%
spain9830.16%
poland104300.84%
cyprus111250.25%
turkey121360.27%
australia13450.09%
new zealand14350.07%
canada15650.13%
u.s.a161170.23%
china/hong kong173050.6%
india1823644.64%
pakistan1911472.25%
bangladesh2010242.01%
sri lanka212770.54%
kenya22780.15%
ghana232670.52%
nigeria244090.8%
uganda25430.08%
south africa261200.24%
jamaica278061.58%
other country9731826.24%
Total50994100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
proxy-79656.69%
refusal-2250.17%
don't know-16354.4%
england1607042.1%
scotland2206714.34%
wales3151310.49%
northern ireland4201013.94%
republic of ireland53992.77%
france6240.17%
germany7600.42%
italy8400.28%
spain9140.1%
poland10510.35%
cyprus1180.06%
turkey1250.03%
australia1380.06%
new zealand1440.03%
canada15240.17%
u.s.a16270.19%
china/ hong kong17170.12%
india181270.88%
pakistan19410.28%
bangladesh20150.1%
sri lanka21110.08%
kenya2230.02%
ghana2310.01%
nigeria2440.03%
uganda2540.03%
south africa26130.09%
jamaica27240.17%
other country972101.46%
Total14419100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-910518462.47%
england13133818.61%
scotland258823.49%
wales337192.21%
northern ireland441552.47%
republic of ireland519731.17%
france61730.1%
germany73470.21%
italy82920.17%
spain91280.08%
poland106660.4%
cyprus111640.1%
turkey121820.11%
australia13610.04%
new zealand14460.03%
canada15960.06%
u.s.a161700.1%
china/hong kong173780.22%
india1832331.92%
pakistan1917591.04%
bangladesh2012180.72%
sri lanka213440.2%
kenya221170.07%
ghana233370.2%
nigeria245840.35%
uganda25690.04%
south africa261690.1%
jamaica2710800.64%
other country9745132.68%
Total168377100.0%

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