Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Integrated Household Survey, April 2011 - March 2012

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
1 English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British 213898
2 Irish 1709
3 Gypsy or Irish Traveller 76
4 Any other White background 10397
5 White and Black Caribbean 1137
6 White and Black African 425
7 White and Asian 978
8 Any other Mixed / multiple ethnic background 795
9 Indian 7162
10 Pakistani 5801
11 Bangladeshi 2327
12 Chinese 1132
13 Any other Asian background 2162
14 African 4968
15 Caribbean 2438
16 Any other Black / African / Caribbean background 311
17 Arab 898
18 Any other ethnic group 2285
-9 DNA 90677
-8 DK/Ref 0
-7 Responded to the 2010 question 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationIntegrated Household Survey, April 2011 - March 2012
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