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Mainstage Variable

pgmrob

country father's mother born in

Datafiles

Index term

Derived variable note:

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

See PGMROB_ALL, PGMROB_ALL_BH (The same information about mothers are in variable names starting with M instead of P)

Derived variable note:

Uses W_PGMROB on data file W_INDRESP
Uses BR_PGMROB on data file BR_INDRESP/

Question asked in the latest wave:

familybackground_w15.pgmrob

Question label:

Country father's mother born in

Question text:

And your  father's mother, where was she 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-290.03%
don't know-1360.11%
England16662.03%
Scotland21070.33%
Wales3470.14%
Northern Ireland4490.15%
Republic of Ireland5240.07%
France620.01%
Germany780.02%
Italy870.02%
Poland10150.05%
Cyprus1110.0%
Turkey1230.01%
Australia1340.01%
Canada1530.01%
U.S.A1640.01%
China/Hong Kong1780.02%
India18480.15%
Pakistan19320.1%
Bangladesh20150.05%
Sri Lanka2160.02%
Kenya2240.01%
Ghana2340.01%
Nigeria2440.01%
Jamaica2770.02%
Other country97860.26%
Total32849100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-82689775.83%
proxy-71340.38%
refusal-2570.16%
don't know-12630.74%
England1485813.7%
Scotland28242.32%
Wales33350.94%
Northern Ireland42790.79%
Republic of Ireland52410.68%
France6290.08%
Germany7450.13%
Italy8750.21%
Spain9250.07%
Poland101210.34%
Cyprus11150.04%
Turkey12230.06%
Australia13110.03%
New Zealand1470.02%
Canada15160.05%
U.S.A16380.11%
China/Hong Kong17610.17%
India182080.59%
Pakistan191170.33%
Bangladesh20440.12%
Sri Lanka21230.06%
Kenya2270.02%
Ghana23250.07%
Nigeria24620.17%
Uganda2560.02%
South Africa26270.08%
Jamaica27480.14%
Other country975501.55%
Total35471100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
Only available for IEMB-114057789.79%
proxy-71950.43%
refusal-2380.08%
don't know-12100.46%
england12920.65%
scotland2240.05%
wales380.02%
northern ireland4150.03%
republic of ireland5660.15%
france6280.06%
germany7210.05%
italy8480.11%
spain9350.08%
poland101820.4%
cyprus11310.07%
turkey12460.1%
australia1370.02%
new zealand14110.02%
canada1580.02%
u.s.a16200.04%
china/hong kong17540.12%
india187431.64%
pakistan195671.25%
bangladesh201810.4%
sri lanka21530.12%
kenya22340.08%
ghana23680.15%
nigeria241780.39%
uganda25190.04%
south africa26360.08%
jamaica272620.58%
other country9711352.51%
Total45192100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-9230.05%
proxy-732626.4%
refusal-280.02%
don't know-119253.77%
england12477348.58%
scotland236777.21%
wales320914.1%
northern ireland421234.16%
republic of ireland514092.76%
france61270.25%
germany72470.48%
italy82100.41%
spain9790.15%
poland103930.77%
cyprus111160.23%
turkey121420.28%
australia13400.08%
new zealand14390.08%
canada15430.08%
u.s.a161210.24%
china/hong kong173040.6%
india1824264.76%
pakistan1911692.29%
bangladesh2010332.03%
sri lanka212730.54%
kenya22580.11%
ghana232740.54%
nigeria244310.85%
uganda25460.09%
south africa261370.27%
jamaica278881.74%
other country9731076.09%
Total50994100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
proxy-79656.69%
refusal-2210.15%
don't know-17885.47%
england1602141.76%
scotland2207414.38%
wales3152010.54%
northern ireland4195413.55%
republic of ireland53932.73%
france6190.13%
germany7360.25%
italy8490.34%
spain990.06%
poland10440.31%
cyprus1190.06%
turkey1240.03%
australia1350.03%
new zealand1420.01%
canada15140.1%
u.s.a16200.14%
china/ hong kong17200.14%
india181270.88%
pakistan19460.32%
bangladesh20140.1%
sri lanka21130.09%
kenya2220.01%
ghana2330.02%
nigeria2430.02%
uganda2560.04%
south africa2670.05%
jamaica27300.21%
other country972011.39%
Total14419100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-910578562.83%
england13108618.46%
scotland257753.43%
wales336182.15%
northern ireland440922.43%
republic of ireland518681.11%
france61740.1%
germany73040.18%
italy83070.18%
spain91230.07%
poland106190.37%
cyprus111560.09%
turkey121920.11%
australia13520.03%
new zealand14520.03%
canada15650.04%
u.s.a161610.1%
china/hong kong173780.22%
india1832961.96%
pakistan1917821.06%
bangladesh2012280.73%
sri lanka213390.2%
kenya22940.06%
ghana233450.2%
nigeria246120.36%
uganda25710.04%
south africa261800.11%
jamaica2711800.7%
other country9744432.64%
Total168377100.0%

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