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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2008

Variable Details

Variableorigin
LabelOrigin of individual
Question text To which of the groups listed on this card do you consider you belong?
Responses
1 White - British 18801
2 White - Irish 237
3 Any other white background 837
4 Mixed - White and Black Caribbean 171
5 Mixed - White and Black African 67
6 Mixed - White and Asian 89
7 Any other mixed background 150
8 Asian or Asian British - Indian 557
9 Asian or Asian British - Pakistani 411
10 Asian or Asian British - Bangladeshi 164
11 Any other Asian/Asian British background 213
12 Black or Black British - Caribbean 239
13 Black or Black British - African 369
14 Any other Black/Black British background 40
15 Chinese 76
16 Any other (please describe) 119
-9 No answer/refused 82
-8 Don't know 1
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2008
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD FF.
UniverseAdults (aged 16 and over) and children (aged 0-15 years) in the general population, living in private households in England during 2008.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The survey is conducted annually.
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