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HARMONIZED DATA

Label:	rabcountry_l
Description:	rabcountry_l: r country of birth
Item type:	Constructed variable
Answer type:	Enumerated
Answer choices:	1.Afghanistan ; 4.Andorra ; 12.Bahamas ; 13.Bahrain ; 14.Bangladesh ; 17.Belgium ; 20.Bhutan ; 21.Bolivia ; 28.Burma/Myanmar ; 29.Burundi ; 32.Canada ; 35.Chad ; 37.China ; 40.Congo ; 41.Congo ; 44.Croatia ; 49.Djibouti ; 50.Dominica ; 67.Ghana ; 73.Guyana ; 74.Haiti ; 76.Hungary ; 78.India ; 79.Indonesia ; 80.Iran ; 87.Jordan ; 89.Kenya ; 107.Malaysia ; 108.Maldives ; 109.Mali ; 118.Mongolia ; 121.Mozambique ; 124.Nepal ; 129.Nigeria ; 132.Pakistan ; 133.Palau ; 134.Panama ; 136.Paraguay ; 137.Peru ; 140.Portugal ; 141.Qatar (Doha) (AS) ; 144.Rwanda ; 156.Singapore ; 161.South Africa ; 164.Sri Lanka ; 165.Sudan ; 170.Syria ; 172.Tanzania ; 186.Uruguay ; .d:DK ; .m:Missing ; .r:Refuse