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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Understanding Society: Waves 1-4, 2009-2013

Variable Details

Variableb_racel
Labelethnic group
Responses
-9 missing 3
-8 inapplicable 46811
-7 proxy 3882
-2 refused 3
-1 don't know 6
1 british/english/scottish/welsh/northern irish 2722
2 irish 73
3 gypsy or irish traveller 2
4 any other white background 119
5 white and black caribbean 31
6 white and black african 16
7 white and asian 20
8 any other mixed background 18
9 indian 195
10 pakistani 184
11 bangladeshi 165
12 chinese 21
13 any other asian background 67
14 caribbean 66
15 african 118
16 any other black background 8
17 arab 15
97 any other ethnic group 52
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationUnderstanding Society: Waves 1-4, 2009-2013
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