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Mainstage Variable

pgprob

country father's father born in

Datafiles

Index term

Derived variable note:

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

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

Derived variable note:

Uses W_PGPROB on data file W_INDRESP
Uses BR_PGPROB on data file BR_INDRESP/

Question asked in the latest wave:

familybackground_w15.pgprob

Question label:

Country father's father born in

Question text:

In which country was your  father's father 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-2100.03%
don't know-1420.13%
England16772.06%
Scotland21010.31%
Wales3390.12%
Northern Ireland4430.13%
Republic of Ireland5240.07%
France630.01%
Germany760.02%
Italy870.02%
Poland10140.04%
Cyprus1120.01%
Turkey1220.01%
Australia1330.01%
New Zealand1410.0%
Canada1530.01%
U.S.A1650.02%
China/Hong Kong1770.02%
India18470.14%
Pakistan19350.11%
Bangladesh20150.05%
Sri Lanka2140.01%
Kenya2230.01%
Ghana2340.01%
Nigeria2450.02%
Jamaica2790.03%
Other country97880.27%
Total32849100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-82689775.83%
proxy-71340.38%
refusal-2530.15%
don't know-12570.72%
England1485513.69%
Scotland28512.4%
Wales33430.97%
Northern Ireland42810.79%
Republic of Ireland52250.63%
France6210.06%
Germany7340.1%
Italy8830.23%
Spain9140.04%
Poland101290.36%
Cyprus11130.04%
Turkey12250.07%
Australia13140.04%
New Zealand1480.02%
Canada15170.05%
U.S.A16370.1%
China/Hong Kong17540.15%
India182170.61%
Pakistan191150.32%
Bangladesh20470.13%
Sri Lanka21230.06%
Kenya2240.01%
Ghana23250.07%
Nigeria24640.18%
Uganda2560.02%
South Africa26260.07%
Jamaica27480.14%
Other country975511.55%
Total35471100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
Only available for IEMB-114057789.79%
proxy-71950.43%
refusal-2380.08%
don't know-12070.46%
england12830.63%
scotland2290.06%
wales3120.03%
northern ireland4160.04%
republic of ireland5610.13%
france6320.07%
germany7230.05%
italy8470.1%
spain9370.08%
poland101820.4%
cyprus11300.07%
turkey12450.1%
australia13110.02%
new zealand14110.02%
canada1570.02%
u.s.a16200.04%
china/hong kong17540.12%
india187321.62%
pakistan195701.26%
bangladesh201790.4%
sri lanka21530.12%
kenya22400.09%
ghana23690.15%
nigeria241800.4%
uganda25210.05%
south africa26380.08%
jamaica272630.58%
other country9711302.5%
Total45192100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-9230.05%
proxy-732626.4%
refusal-2110.02%
don't know-121314.18%
england12439347.84%
scotland237617.38%
wales320764.07%
northern ireland421514.22%
republic of ireland514292.8%
france61200.24%
germany72000.39%
italy82200.43%
spain9760.15%
poland104340.85%
cyprus111070.21%
turkey121420.28%
australia13410.08%
new zealand14320.06%
canada15600.12%
u.s.a161410.28%
china/hong kong173140.62%
india1824304.77%
pakistan1911722.3%
bangladesh2010452.05%
sri lanka212730.54%
kenya22650.13%
ghana232730.54%
nigeria244370.86%
uganda25470.09%
south africa261040.2%
jamaica278751.72%
other country9731496.18%
Total50994100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
proxy-79656.69%
refusal-2280.19%
don't know-18615.97%
england1594141.2%
scotland2209614.54%
wales3145610.1%
northern ireland4196813.65%
republic of ireland53772.61%
france6160.11%
germany7350.24%
italy8490.34%
spain9100.07%
poland10560.39%
cyprus1190.06%
turkey1240.03%
australia1360.04%
new zealand1430.02%
canada15120.08%
u.s.a16290.2%
china/ hong kong17130.09%
india181330.92%
pakistan19460.32%
bangladesh20150.1%
sri lanka21150.1%
kenya2210.01%
ghana2350.03%
nigeria2440.03%
uganda2570.05%
south africa2680.06%
jamaica27280.19%
other country972231.55%
Total14419100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-910607163.0%
england13061718.18%
scotland258863.5%
wales335432.1%
northern ireland441352.46%
republic of ireland518671.11%
france61680.1%
germany72580.15%
italy83160.19%
spain91230.07%
poland106720.4%
cyprus111460.09%
turkey121910.11%
australia13580.03%
new zealand14460.03%
canada15790.05%
u.s.a161900.11%
china/hong kong173810.23%
india1832951.96%
pakistan1917881.06%
bangladesh2012390.74%
sri lanka213410.2%
kenya221060.06%
ghana233470.21%
nigeria246210.37%
uganda25750.04%
south africa261500.09%
jamaica2711660.69%
other country9745022.67%
Total168377100.0%

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