Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2003

Variable Details

VariableEthnicI
LabelEthnic group
Question text To which of the groups on this card do you consider you belong?
Responses
1 White: Scottish 9864
2 White: Other British 1095
3 White: Irish 79
4 White: Any other white background (WRITE IN) 103
5 Mixed: Any mixed background 67
6 Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Indian 28
7 Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Pakistani 69
8 Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Bangladeshi 6
9 Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Chinese 23
10 Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Any other Asian back 15
11 Black, Black Scottish or Black British: Caribbean 18
12 Black, Black Scottish or Black British: African 25
13 Black, Black Scottish or Black British: Any other black back 0
14 Any other ethnic group (WRITE IN) 21
97 EDIT ONLY: Can t be backcoded 15
-9 No answer/refused 5
-8 Don't know 3
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 36
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 2003
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD Z2
UniverseAdults aged 16 and over and children aged 0-15 years living in private households in Scotland between June 2003 and December 2004;Adults;Children;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study