Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2010

Variable Details

Variableorigin
LabelEthnic origin of individual
Question text To which of the groups listed on this card do you consider you belong?
Responses
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
1 White - British 11608
2 White - Irish 96
3 Any other white background 539
4 Mixed - White and Black Caribbean 112
5 Mixed - White and Black African 51
6 Mixed - White and Asian 90
7 Any other mixed background 104
8 Asian or Asian British - Indian 332
9 Asian or Asian British - Pakistani 298
10 Asian or Asian British - Bangladeshi 80
11 Any other Asian/Asian British background 138
12 Black or Black British - Caribbean 167
13 Black or Black British - African 266
14 Any other Black/Black British background 24
15 Chinese 53
16 Any other (please describe) 122
-9 Refused 28
-8 Don't know 4
-1 Not applicable 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2010
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD K3.
UniverseAdults (aged 16 and over) and children (aged 0-15 years) in the general population, living in private households in England during 2010.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; The survey is conducted annually.