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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Understanding Society: Waves 1-4, 2009-2013

Variable Details

Variableracel_bh
Labelethnic group membership (long version) (bhps xwave)
Responses
-11 no data from ukhls 82370
-9 missing 6479
-8 inapplicable 0
-7 proxy and or phone 0
-2 refused 0
-1 don't know 0
1 white british 7466
2 white irish 596
3 white welsh 1126
4 white scottish 1359
5 other white b'ground 320
6 mix w & b caribbean 20
7 mixed w & b african 9
8 mix white and asian 13
9 other mixed b'ground 19
10 asian/brit indian 77
11 asian/brit pakistani 62
12 asian/brit bangladeshi 16
13 other asian b'ground 21
14 black/brit caribbean 16
15 black/brit african 17
16 other black b'ground 7
17 chinese 13
18 any other 38
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationUnderstanding Society: Waves 1-4, 2009-2013
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