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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2008

Variable Details

VariableEthnicI
LabelEthnic group
Question text Can I check, to which of the groups on this card do you consider you belong?
Responses
1 White: Scottish 6658
2 White: Other British 978
3 White: Irish 53
4 White: Any other white background (WRITE IN) 220
5 Mixed: Any mixed background 50
6 Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Indian 41
7 Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Pakistani 50
8 Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Bangladeshi 1
9 Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Chinese 13
10 Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Any other Asian back 30
11 Black, Black Scottish or Black British: Caribbean 8
12 Black, Black Scottish or Black British: African 24
13 Black, Black Scottish or Black British: Any other black back 1
14 Any other ethnic group (WRITE IN) 46
97 EDIT ONLY: Can t be backcoded 6
-9 Refused 8
-8 Don't know 1
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 27
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 2008
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD Q2. CODE ONE ONLY.
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Adults aged 16 and over and children aged 0-15 years living in private households in Scotland between January 2008 and March 2009
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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