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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableEthnic09
LabelEthnic background
Question text What is your ethnic group? Choose ONE from A to E on the card, then tell me which of the options in that section best describes your ethnic group or background.
Responses
1 White: Scottish 8105
2 White: English 410
3 White: Welsh 21
4 White: Northern Irish 28
5 White: British 964
6 White: Irish 50
7 White: Gypsy/Traveller 3
8 White: Polish 99
9 White: Any other white ethnic group 136
10 Mixed: Any mixed or multiple ethnic groups 58
11 Asian: Pakistani/Pakistani Scottish/Pakistani British 54
12 Asian: Indian/Indian Scottish/Indian British 27
13 Asian: Bangladeshi/Bangladeshi Scottish/Bangladeshi British 4
14 Asian: Chinese/Chinese Scottish/Chinese British 36
15 Asian: Other Asian ethnic group 28
16 Black: African/African Scottish/African British 33
17 Black: Caribbean/Caribbean Scottish/Caribbean British 9
18 Black: Black/Black Scottish/Black British 2
19 Black: Other Black ethnic group 2
20 Other ethnic group: Arab 12
21 Other ethinc group: other 19
-9 refused 8
-8 don't know 8
-2 schedule not applicable 0
-1 item not applicable 22
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 2009
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD Q3. CODE ONE ONLY.
UniverseAdults aged 16 and over and children aged 0-15 years living in private households in Scotland, 2009.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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