Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2009

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 7162
2 White - Irish 63
3 Any other white background 284
4 Mixed - White and Black Caribbean 64
5 Mixed - White and Black African 37
6 Mixed - White and Asian 46
7 Any other mixed background 86
8 Asian or Asian British - Indian 180
9 Asian or Asian British - Pakistani 188
10 Asian or Asian British - Bangladeshi 59
11 Any other Asian/Asian British background 93
12 Black or Black British - Caribbean 65
13 Black or Black British - African 153
14 Any other Black/Black British background 20
15 Chinese 24
16 Any other (please describe) 49
-9 No answer/refused 29
-8 Don't know 0
-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, 2009
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD V.
UniverseAdults (aged 16 and over) and children (aged 0-15 years) in the general population, living in private households in England during 2009.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The survey is conducted annually.