Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Integrated Household Survey, January - December, 2011

Variable Details

VariableEthSJan11
LabelScotland Jan to Mar 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
1 Scottish / English / Welsh / Northern Irish / British 11541
2 Irish 52
3 Gypsy or Irish Traveller 2
4 Any other White background 289
5 White and Black Caribbean 4
6 White and Black African 7
7 White and Asian 26
8 Any other Mixed / multiple ethnic background 7
9 Indian 34
10 Pakistani 84
11 Bangladeshi 4
12 Chinese 18
13 Any other Asian background 18
14 African 39
15 Caribbean 3
16 Any other Black / African / Caribbean background 1
17 Arab 0
18 Any other ethnic group 25
-9 DNA 91619
-8 DK/Ref 0
-6 Responded to the Apr-Dec 2011 question 257456
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationIntegrated Household Survey, January - December, 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
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GSS primary setting GSS Harmonised Principles