1971 Census - IPUMS Subset

United Kingdom, 1971

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GBR_1971_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Office of Population and Surveys for England and Wales, IPUMS

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Year of entry into the United Kingdom (UK1971A_YRIMMIG)

Data file: GBR1971_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 77

End: 78

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<span class="h2">Part B</span></p>

<p><span class="em">Complete a line in Part B for every person present, that is every person who:</span><div class="i1">a) Spends Census night 25/26 April 1971 in this household or<br />b) Joins this household on Monday 26 April and has not been included as present on Census from elsewhere.</div><p>B9. a) If the person was born in England or Wales or Scotland or Northern Ireland, tick the appropriate box.</p>
<div class="i1">Born in:<br /><br />[] England<br />[] 01 Scotland<br />[] 02 Wales (incl. Monmouthshire)<br />[] 03 Northern Ireland</div><p>or</p>

<p>B9. b) If the person was born in another country, write the name of the country (using the name by which it is known today) and the year in which the person first entered the United Kingdom (that is England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland).</p>
<div class="i1">____ Born in (country)<br />____ Entered the U.K. in (year)</div>

Value	Category
01	Born in the United Kingdom
02	Earlier than 1931
03	1931 to 1940
04	1941 to 1950
05	1951 to 1960
06	1961 to 1963
07	1964 to 1966
08	1967 to 1969
09	1970
10	1971
98	Unknown
99	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the year of entry into the United Kingdom.

Universe

United Kingdom 1971: Present persons [discrepancies: none]

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