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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British General Election Study, 1997 : Ethnic Minority Survey

Variable Details

Variableraceori2
LabelRespondent's race self-rated Q480
Responses
1 Black:African origin 101
2 Black:Caribbean origin 147
3 Black:other origin 8
4 Asian:Indian origin 227
5 Asian:Pakistani origin 123
6 Asian:Bangladeshi origin 46
7 Asian:Chinese origin 0
8 Asian:other origin 24
9 White:European origin 1
10 White:other origin 0
11 Mixed origin 25
12 Other 2
98 Don't know 0
99 Not answered 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish General Election Study, 1997 : Ethnic Minority Survey
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