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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2011

Variable Details

VariableOrigin
LabelEthnic origin of individual
Question text To which of the groups listed on this card do you consider you belong?
Responses
1 White - English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British 8671
2 White - Irish 84
3 White - Gypsy or Irish Traveller 4
4 Any other white background 496
5 White and Black Caribbean 50
6 White and Black African 26
7 White and Asian 64
8 Any other mixed/multiple ethnic background 73
9 Indian 266
10 Pakistani 210
11 Bangladeshi 70
12 Chinese 40
13 Any other Asian background 126
14 African 202
15 Caribbean 97
16 Any other Black/African/Caribbean background 32
17 Arab 26
18 Any other ethnic group (please describe) 35
-9 Refusal 19
-8 Don't Know 3
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 23
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2011
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD K4.
UniverseAdults (aged 16 and over) and children (aged 0-15 years) in the general population, living in private households in England during 2011.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; The survey is conducted annually.
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