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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2011

Variable Details

VariableEthnic09
LabelEthnic background
Question text What is your ethnic group? Choose ONE from A to E on the card, then tell me which of the options in that section best describes your ethnic group or background.
Responses
1 White: Scottish 7473
2 White: English 348
3 White: Welsh 26
4 White: Northern Irish 34
5 White: British 962
6 White: Irish 52
7 White: Gypsy/Traveller 5
8 White: Polish 112
9 White: Other white ethnic group 162
10 Mixed: Any mixed/multi ethnic gp 74
11 Asian: Pakistani/ P. Scottish/ P. British 65
12 Asian: Indian/Indian Scottish/Indian British 43
13 Asian: Bangladeshi/ B. Scottish/ B. British 4
14 Asian: Chinese/ C. Scottish/ C. British 17
15 Asian: Other Asian ethnic group 38
16 Black: African/ A. Scottish/ A. British 43
17 Black: Caribbean/ C. Scottish/ C. British 8
18 Black: Black/Black Scottish/Black British 1
19 Black: Other Black ethnic group 6
20 Other ethnic group: Arab 14
21 Other ethinc group: other 14
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Dont Know 9
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 not applicable 21
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 2011
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD Q3. CODE ONE ONLY.
UniverseAdults aged 16 and over and children aged 0-15 years living in private households in Scotland, 2011.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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