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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 2006

Variable Details

VariableEthnic
LabelEthnicity
Question text To which of these ethnic groups do you consider you belong?
Responses
-9 DNA 0
-8 NA 58
-6 CHILD/MS/PROXY 0
1 White British 20258
2 Any other White background 679
3 Mixed - White and Black Caribbean 120
4 Mixed - White and Black African 35
5 Mixed - White and Asian 61
6 Any other Mixed background 43
7 Asian or Asian British - Indian 356
8 Asian or Asian British - Pakistani 296
9 Asian or Asian British - Bangladeshi 56
10 Asian or Asian British - Any other Asian background 139
11 Black or Black British - Black Caribbean 240
12 Black or Black British - Black African 337
13 Black or Black British - Any other Black background 12
14 Chinese 51
15 Any other 183
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey, 2006
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD 6.
UniversePrivate households in Great Britain;Households;National
SamplingSee documentation for details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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