Main survey variable: plbornc_bh Country of birth

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	14167	98.25%
proxy	-7	231	1.6%
Irish Republic	6	4	0.03%
Australia	11	1	0.01%
New Zealand	13	1	0.01%
Kenya	14	1	0.01%
Sri Lanka/Ceylon	35	2	0.01%
Egypt	49	1	0.01%
Rep of S Africa	50	1	0.01%
Other Africa, Foreign	51	1	0.01%
usa	52	2	0.01%
Other Middle Eastern	64	1	0.01%
Italy	69	1	0.01%
German Fed Rep	72	1	0.01%
Czechoslovakia	77	1	0.01%
Yugoslavia	89	1	0.01%
Other Europe	90	1	0.01%
Turkey	91	1	0.01%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	14576	98.0%
proxy	-7	265	1.78%
Irish Republic	6	1	0.01%
Australia	11	2	0.01%
Canada	12	1	0.01%
Uganda	15	1	0.01%
Zambia	18	1	0.01%
Zimbabwe	19	1	0.01%
Ghana	22	1	0.01%
Bangladesh	33	1	0.01%
Other New Cmmnwlth	44	1	0.01%
Tunisia	47	1	0.01%
Libya	48	1	0.01%
Rep of S Africa	50	3	0.02%
Central America	54	1	0.01%
Pakistan	56	2	0.01%
France	68	1	0.01%
Italy	69	1	0.01%
German Fed Rep	72	1	0.01%
Germany pns	73	1	0.01%
Poland	79	4	0.03%
Greece	83	1	0.01%
Portugal	84	1	0.01%
Spain	85	1	0.01%
Sweden	88	1	0.01%
Other Europe	90	1	0.01%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	15068	97.9%
proxy	-7	300	1.95%
Irish Republic	6	3	0.02%
Ghana	22	1	0.01%
Bangladesh	33	1	0.01%
India	34	1	0.01%
Other New Cmmnwlth	44	1	0.01%
Algeria	45	1	0.01%
Rep of S Africa	50	1	0.01%
usa	52	1	0.01%
Phillipines	60	2	0.01%
Other Middle Eastern	64	1	0.01%
Other Asia	65	1	0.01%
France	68	1	0.01%
Italy	69	1	0.01%
German Fed Rep	72	1	0.01%
Germany pns	73	2	0.01%
Albania	74	1	0.01%
Poland	79	2	0.01%
Switzerland	82	1	0.01%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	17	0.11%
inapplicable	-8	15248	97.64%
proxy	-7	310	1.99%
Irish Republic	6	4	0.03%
Australia	11	2	0.01%
New Zealand	13	1	0.01%
Kenya	14	1	0.01%
Uganda	15	1	0.01%
Nigeria	23	1	0.01%
Hong Kong	36	1	0.01%
Rep of S Africa	50	1	0.01%
usa	52	2	0.01%
Pakistan	56	1	0.01%
China includ Taiwan	58	1	0.01%
Phillipines	60	1	0.01%
Other Middle Eastern	64	3	0.02%
Other Asia	65	1	0.01%
France	68	1	0.01%
Italy	69	1	0.01%
Netherlands	71	1	0.01%
Germany pns	73	8	0.05%
Bulgaria	75	1	0.01%
gdr	76	2	0.01%
Czechoslovakia	77	1	0.01%
Poland	79	1	0.01%
Spain	85	1	0.01%
Yugoslavia	89	1	0.01%
Turkey	91	1	0.01%
ussr	92	2	0.01%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	9	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	14734	93.31%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
Irish Republic	6	8	0.05%
Other Carib Cmmnwlth	30	1	0.01%
India	34	2	0.01%
Hong Kong	36	1	0.01%
Rep of S Africa	50	1	0.01%
usa	52	1	0.01%
South America	55	1	0.01%
Pakistan	56	3	0.02%
Other Middle Eastern	64	1	0.01%
Netherlands	71	1	0.01%
Germany pns	73	2	0.01%
gdr	76	2	0.01%
Czechoslovakia	77	1	0.01%
Portugal	84	1	0.01%
Spain	85	3	0.02%
Finland	86	1	0.01%
Sweden	88	1	0.01%
Other Europe	90	2	0.01%
ussr	92	1	0.01%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	12	0.07%
inapplicable	-8	15296	94.2%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
Irish Republic	6	4	0.02%
Canada	12	3	0.02%
Jamaica	26	2	0.01%
India	34	1	0.01%
Sri Lanka/Ceylon	35	2	0.01%
Cyprus	39	1	0.01%
Seychelles	42	1	0.01%
Rep of S Africa	50	2	0.01%
Other Africa, Foreign	51	1	0.01%
usa	52	2	0.01%
South America	55	1	0.01%
China includ Taiwan	58	1	0.01%
Other Middle Eastern	64	1	0.01%
Other Asia	65	2	0.01%
France	68	2	0.01%
German Fed Rep	72	2	0.01%
Germany pns	73	4	0.02%
Romania	80	1	0.01%
Portugal	84	1	0.01%
Finland	86	1	0.01%
Other Europe	90	1	0.01%
Turkey	91	2	0.01%
Rest of the World	93	1	0.01%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	13	0.08%
inapplicable	-8	15659	94.35%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
Irish Republic	6	5	0.03%
Australia	11	2	0.01%
Canada	12	3	0.02%
Kenya	14	1	0.01%
Jamaica	26	1	0.01%
Belize/Brit Honduras	31	1	0.01%
India	34	1	0.01%
Hong Kong	36	1	0.01%
Malaysia	37	2	0.01%
Singapore	38	1	0.01%
Malta and Gozo	41	1	0.01%
Rep of S Africa	50	1	0.01%
usa	52	4	0.02%
Central America	54	1	0.01%
South America	55	1	0.01%
Pakistan	56	3	0.02%
Other Middle Eastern	64	1	0.01%
Denmark	67	1	0.01%
Italy	69	1	0.01%
German Fed Rep	72	1	0.01%
Germany pns	73	1	0.01%
Austria	81	1	0.01%
Spain	85	1	0.01%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	59	0.31%
inapplicable	-8	17823	94.47%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
Irish Republic	6	81	0.43%
	7	2	0.01%
Australia	11	5	0.03%
Canada	12	9	0.05%
New Zealand	13	3	0.02%
Uganda	15	1	0.01%
Tanzania	16	1	0.01%
Zimbabwe	19	3	0.02%
Jamaica	26	1	0.01%
Bangladesh	33	2	0.01%
India	34	5	0.03%
Sri Lanka/Ceylon	35	1	0.01%
Hong Kong	36	2	0.01%
Malaysia	37	2	0.01%
Singapore	38	3	0.02%
Cyprus	39	1	0.01%
Malta and Gozo	41	2	0.01%
Seychelles	42	1	0.01%
Other New Cmmnwlth	44	1	0.01%
Egypt	49	2	0.01%
Rep of S Africa	50	3	0.02%
Other Africa, Foreign	51	3	0.02%
usa	52	11	0.06%
South America	55	2	0.01%
Pakistan	56	2	0.01%
China includ Taiwan	58	2	0.01%
Japan	59	1	0.01%
Other Asia	65	2	0.01%
Belgium	66	2	0.01%
France	68	2	0.01%
Netherlands	71	1	0.01%
Germany pns	73	8	0.04%
Albania	74	1	0.01%
gdr	76	3	0.02%
Poland	79	1	0.01%
Switzerland	82	2	0.01%
Greece	83	2	0.01%
Portugal	84	2	0.01%
Spain	85	1	0.01%
Finland	86	1	0.01%
Norway	87	1	0.01%
Sweden	88	1	0.01%
Other Europe	90	1	0.01%
ussr	92	1	0.01%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	21	0.13%
inapplicable	-8	15000	96.14%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
Irish Republic	6	3	0.02%
	10	1	0.01%
Australia	11	7	0.04%
Canada	12	3	0.02%
New Zealand	13	1	0.01%
Kenya	14	1	0.01%
Zambia	18	1	0.01%
Belize/Brit Honduras	31	1	0.01%
Bangladesh	33	2	0.01%
India	34	1	0.01%
Hong Kong	36	1	0.01%
Cyprus	39	1	0.01%
Gibraltar	40	1	0.01%
Seychelles	42	1	0.01%
Algeria	45	1	0.01%
Rep of S Africa	50	4	0.03%
Other Africa, Foreign	51	1	0.01%
usa	52	3	0.02%
South America	55	1	0.01%
Pakistan	56	4	0.03%
China includ Taiwan	58	2	0.01%
Other Middle Eastern	64	1	0.01%
France	68	2	0.01%
Italy	69	1	0.01%
Germany pns	73	10	0.06%
Spain	85	2	0.01%
Sweden	88	1	0.01%
Turkey	91	1	0.01%
ussr	92	1	0.01%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	14	0.09%
inapplicable	-8	14988	95.94%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
Irish Republic	6	27	0.17%
Australia	11	7	0.04%
Canada	12	2	0.01%
New Zealand	13	1	0.01%
Uganda	15	1	0.01%
Tanzania	16	1	0.01%
Zimbabwe	19	5	0.03%
Ghana	22	4	0.03%
Nigeria	23	2	0.01%
Sierra Leone	24	1	0.01%
Jamaica	26	1	0.01%
Trinidad/Tobago	27	1	0.01%
Bangladesh	33	1	0.01%
India	34	4	0.03%
Sri Lanka/Ceylon	35	3	0.02%
Hong Kong	36	6	0.04%
Malaysia	37	3	0.02%
Singapore	38	6	0.04%
Cyprus	39	1	0.01%
Gibraltar	40	2	0.01%
Malta and Gozo	41	7	0.04%
Libya	48	1	0.01%
Rep of S Africa	50	6	0.04%
Other Africa, Foreign	51	2	0.01%
usa	52	8	0.05%
Pakistan	56	12	0.08%
China includ Taiwan	58	1	0.01%
Phillipines	60	2	0.01%
Iran	62	1	0.01%
Other Middle Eastern	64	5	0.03%
Other Asia	65	3	0.02%
Belgium	66	3	0.02%
Denmark	67	1	0.01%
France	68	1	0.01%
Italy	69	5	0.03%
Netherlands	71	3	0.02%
German Fed Rep	72	6	0.04%
Germany pns	73	24	0.15%
gdr	76	1	0.01%
Austria	81	2	0.01%
Greece	83	1	0.01%
Portugal	84	1	0.01%
Spain	85	5	0.03%
Finland	86	1	0.01%
Norway	87	1	0.01%
Yugoslavia	89	1	0.01%
ussr	92	3	0.02%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	10518	96.44%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
Irish Republic	6	5	0.05%
Australia	11	1	0.01%
New Zealand	13	2	0.02%
Kenya	14	2	0.02%
Nigeria	23	1	0.01%
Malaysia	37	1	0.01%
Rep of S Africa	50	1	0.01%
usa	52	1	0.01%
South America	55	2	0.02%
Pakistan	56	2	0.02%
Israel	63	1	0.01%
Other Middle Eastern	64	2	0.02%
Belgium	66	1	0.01%
Italy	69	1	0.01%
German Fed Rep	72	2	0.02%
Germany pns	73	1	0.01%
Portugal	84	1	0.01%
ussr	92	1	0.01%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	10696	95.56%
proxy	-7	365	3.26%
Irish Republic	6	19	0.17%
Australia	11	5	0.04%
Canada	12	2	0.02%
Kenya	14	4	0.04%
Uganda	15	2	0.02%
Zambia	18	1	0.01%
Zimbabwe	19	4	0.04%
Ghana	22	1	0.01%
Nigeria	23	3	0.03%
Barbados	25	1	0.01%
Jamaica	26	4	0.04%
Bangladesh	33	10	0.09%
India	34	8	0.07%
Hong Kong	36	2	0.02%
Singapore	38	2	0.02%
Cyprus	39	1	0.01%
Malta and Gozo	41	2	0.02%
Mauritius	43	1	0.01%
Algeria	45	1	0.01%
Egypt	49	2	0.02%
Rep of S Africa	50	4	0.04%
Other Africa, Foreign	51	2	0.02%
usa	52	6	0.05%
South America	55	1	0.01%
Pakistan	56	9	0.08%
Phillipines	60	1	0.01%
Other Middle Eastern	64	1	0.01%
Belgium	66	1	0.01%
France	68	4	0.04%
Italy	69	1	0.01%
Netherlands	71	2	0.02%
German Fed Rep	72	4	0.04%
Germany pns	73	5	0.04%
Czechoslovakia	77	2	0.02%
Hungary	78	1	0.01%
Poland	79	4	0.04%
Austria	81	2	0.02%
Norway	87	1	0.01%
Turkey	91	1	0.01%
ussr	92	1	0.01%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	9099	96.41%
proxy	-7	301	3.19%
Irish Republic	6	1	0.01%
Australia	11	1	0.01%
Canada	12	2	0.02%
Zimbabwe	19	1	0.01%
Jamaica	26	2	0.02%
Bangladesh	33	1	0.01%
India	34	3	0.03%
Hong Kong	36	1	0.01%
Singapore	38	2	0.02%
Cyprus	39	1	0.01%
Rep of S Africa	50	1	0.01%
usa	52	2	0.02%
South America	55	1	0.01%
Pakistan	56	3	0.03%
Other Middle Eastern	64	1	0.01%
France	68	2	0.02%
Italy	69	1	0.01%
Netherlands	71	1	0.01%
German Fed Rep	72	3	0.03%
Germany pns	73	2	0.02%
Portugal	84	1	0.01%
Sweden	88	1	0.01%
ussr	92	1	0.01%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.05%
inapplicable	-8	8789	95.03%
proxy	-7	422	4.56%
Irish Republic	6	1	0.01%
Australia	11	3	0.03%
New Zealand	13	1	0.01%
Kenya	14	2	0.02%
Jamaica	26	2	0.02%
Bangladesh	33	2	0.02%
Hong Kong	36	1	0.01%
Rep of S Africa	50	3	0.03%
usa	52	3	0.03%
Pakistan	56	3	0.03%
Vietnam	61	1	0.01%
Other Middle Eastern	64	1	0.01%
Netherlands	71	1	0.01%
German Fed Rep	72	2	0.02%
Germany pns	73	2	0.02%
Bulgaria	75	1	0.01%
Switzerland	82	1	0.01%
Greece	83	1	0.01%
Portugal	84	1	0.01%
Sweden	88	1	0.01%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	9009	95.02%
proxy	-7	421	4.44%
Irish Republic	6	1	0.01%
Australia	11	1	0.01%
Canada	12	1	0.01%
New Zealand	13	3	0.03%
Kenya	14	1	0.01%
Uganda	15	1	0.01%
Malawi	17	1	0.01%
Zimbabwe	19	1	0.01%
Ghana	22	1	0.01%
Nigeria	23	1	0.01%
Jamaica	26	1	0.01%
Other Carib Cmmnwlth	30	1	0.01%
India	34	1	0.01%
Singapore	38	1	0.01%
Cyprus	39	2	0.02%
Seychelles	42	2	0.02%
Mauritius	43	1	0.01%
Rep of S Africa	50	5	0.05%
usa	52	1	0.01%
South America	55	1	0.01%
Pakistan	56	3	0.03%
Japan	59	2	0.02%
Phillipines	60	1	0.01%
Vietnam	61	1	0.01%
Other Middle Eastern	64	1	0.01%
Denmark	67	1	0.01%
France	68	1	0.01%
Italy	69	2	0.02%
German Fed Rep	72	1	0.01%
Spain	85	1	0.01%
Sweden	88	2	0.02%
Turkey	91	1	0.01%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	8986	93.6%
proxy	-7	576	6.0%
Irish Republic	6	4	0.04%
Australia	11	2	0.02%
Canada	12	2	0.02%
Bangladesh	33	4	0.04%
India	34	2	0.02%
Sri Lanka/Ceylon	35	1	0.01%
Hong Kong	36	1	0.01%
Singapore	38	2	0.02%
Mauritius	43	1	0.01%
Rep of S Africa	50	1	0.01%
Other Africa, Foreign	51	2	0.02%
Pakistan	56	3	0.03%
Denmark	67	1	0.01%
German Fed Rep	72	4	0.04%
Austria	81	1	0.01%
Switzerland	82	1	0.01%
Portugal	84	1	0.01%
ussr	92	1	0.01%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	23	0.23%
inapplicable	-8	9375	95.23%
proxy	-7	386	3.92%
Irish Republic	6	5	0.05%
Australia	11	3	0.03%
Canada	12	1	0.01%
New Zealand	13	3	0.03%
Kenya	14	2	0.02%
Zimbabwe	19	1	0.01%
Ghana	22	1	0.01%
Nigeria	23	2	0.02%
Barbados	25	1	0.01%
Jamaica	26	2	0.02%
Trinidad/Tobago	27	1	0.01%
Bangladesh	33	1	0.01%
India	34	2	0.02%
Malaysia	37	2	0.02%
Singapore	38	1	0.01%
Cyprus	39	1	0.01%
Gibraltar	40	2	0.02%
Seychelles	42	1	0.01%
Other New Cmmnwlth	44	1	0.01%
Algeria	45	1	0.01%
Rep of S Africa	50	5	0.05%
Other Africa, Foreign	51	1	0.01%
usa	52	2	0.02%
Central America	54	1	0.01%
South America	55	1	0.01%
Pakistan	56	2	0.02%
Iran	62	1	0.01%
Belgium	66	1	0.01%
Denmark	67	1	0.01%
France	68	1	0.01%
Italy	69	1	0.01%
German Fed Rep	72	3	0.03%
Germany pns	73	3	0.03%
Poland	79	1	0.01%
Greece	83	1	0.01%
Spain	85	1	0.01%
Sweden	88	1	0.01%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	312	3.04%
inapplicable	-8	9244	90.06%
Irish Republic	6	107	1.04%
Australia	11	18	0.18%
Canada	12	9	0.09%
New Zealand	13	10	0.1%
Kenya	14	33	0.32%
Uganda	15	15	0.15%
Tanzania	16	4	0.04%
Zambia	18	3	0.03%
Zimbabwe	19	7	0.07%
Ghana	22	5	0.05%
Nigeria	23	10	0.1%
Sierra Leone	24	2	0.02%
Barbados	25	5	0.05%
Jamaica	26	33	0.32%
Trinidad/Tobago	27	2	0.02%
W Indies assoc states	28	3	0.03%
West Indies	29	2	0.02%
Other Carib Cmmnwlth	30	8	0.08%
Guyana	32	4	0.04%
Bangladesh	33	13	0.13%
India	34	73	0.71%
Sri Lanka/Ceylon	35	4	0.04%
Hong Kong	36	10	0.1%
Malaysia	37	11	0.11%
Singapore	38	9	0.09%
Cyprus	39	14	0.14%
Gibraltar	40	1	0.01%
Malta and Gozo	41	9	0.09%
Seychelles	42	2	0.02%
Mauritius	43	4	0.04%
Other New Cmmnwlth	44	2	0.02%
Algeria	45	2	0.02%
Morocco	46	2	0.02%
Libya	48	1	0.01%
Egypt	49	2	0.02%
Rep of S Africa	50	18	0.18%
Other Africa, Foreign	51	13	0.13%
usa	52	21	0.2%
Caribbean	53	1	0.01%
South America	55	13	0.13%
Pakistan	56	45	0.44%
Japan	59	5	0.05%
Phillipines	60	5	0.05%
Vietnam	61	1	0.01%
Iran	62	7	0.07%
Other Middle Eastern	64	7	0.07%
Belgium	66	2	0.02%
Denmark	67	2	0.02%
France	68	5	0.05%
Italy	69	23	0.22%
Netherlands	71	7	0.07%
German Fed Rep	72	22	0.21%
Germany pns	73	23	0.22%
gdr	76	1	0.01%
Czechoslovakia	77	3	0.03%
Hungary	78	1	0.01%
Poland	79	10	0.1%
Romania	80	1	0.01%
Austria	81	7	0.07%
Switzerland	82	3	0.03%
Portugal	84	4	0.04%
Spain	85	6	0.06%
Norway	87	1	0.01%
Sweden	88	1	0.01%
Yugoslavia	89	1	0.01%
Turkey	91	3	0.03%
ussr	92	7	0.07%
	Total	10264	100.0%

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Wave B18 (br_plbornc_bh indresp)

Wave B17 (bq_plbornc_bh indresp)

Wave B16 (bp_plbornc_bh indresp)

Wave B15 (bo_plbornc_bh indresp)

Wave B14 (bn_plbornc_bh indresp)

Wave B13 (bm_plbornc_bh indresp)

Wave B12 (bl_plbornc_bh indresp)

Wave B11 (bk_plbornc_bh indresp)

Wave B10 (bj_plbornc_bh indresp)

Wave B9 (bi_plbornc_bh indresp)

Wave B8 (bh_plbornc_bh indresp)

Wave B7 (bg_plbornc_bh indresp)

Wave B6 (bf_plbornc_bh indresp)

Wave B5 (be_plbornc_bh indresp)

Wave B4 (bd_plbornc_bh indresp)

Wave B3 (bc_plbornc_bh indresp)

Wave B2 (bb_plbornc_bh indresp)

Wave B1 (ba_plbornc_bh indresp)

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