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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Understanding Society: Waves 1-4, 2009-2013

Variable Details

Variableracel_dv
Labelethnic group incorp. all waves, codings, modes and bhps
Responses
-9 missing 34091
-8 inapplicable 0
-7 proxy 0
-2 refusal 0
-1 don't know 0
1 british/english/scottish/welsh/northern irish 51055
2 irish 1425
3 gypsy or irish traveller 20
4 any other white background 1970
5 white and black caribbean 419
6 white and black african 180
7 white and asian 254
8 any other mixed background 225
9 indian 2299
10 pakistani 1833
11 bangladeshi 1407
12 chinese 367
13 any other asian background 752
14 caribbean 1288
15 african 1688
16 any other black background 109
17 arab 319
97 any other ethnic group 343
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationUnderstanding Society: Waves 1-4, 2009-2013
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