Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Integrated Household Survey, October 2010 - September 2011

Variable Details

VariableEthE
LabelEngland 2011 cases: What is your ethnic group?
Question text What is your ethnic group? Choose one option that best describes your ethnic group or background.
Responses
-8 DK/Ref 1
1 English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British 170615
2 Irish 1347
3 Gypsy or Irish Traveller” 4 61
4 Any other White background 8025
5 White and Black Caribbean 905
6 White and Black African 388
7 White and Asian 769
8 Any other Mixed / multiple ethnic background 535
9 Indian 5511
10 Pakistani 4479
11 Bangladeshi 1757
12 Chinese 914
13 Any other Asian background 1501
14 African 3997
15 Caribbean 1888
16 Any other Black / African / Caribbean background 192
17 Arab 503
18 Any other ethnic group 1885
-9 DNA 66718
-7 Responded to the 2010 question 102227
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationIntegrated Household Survey, October 2010 - September 2011
Interviewer InstructionsUse Showcard
UniversePersons resident in the UK in private households, and young people living away from the parental home in student halls of residence or similar institutions during term time.;National
SamplingEach of the surveys comprising the IHS have their own sampling design, meaning that the IHS includes clustered and non-clustered, multistage and single stage component samples and also cross-sectional and longitudinal data.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
We think this variable belongs to a group:
GSS primary setting GSS Harmonised Principles