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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Opinions and Lifestyle Survey, October 2012

Variable Details

VariableEthnicity
LabelEthnicity
Responses
1 English Welsh Scottish Northern Irish British 876
2 Irish 13
4 Any other White background 42
5 White and Black Caribbean 3
6 White and Black African 1
7 White and Asian 3
8 Any other Mixed / multiple ethnic background 2
9 Indian 14
10 Pakistani 16
11 Bangladeshi 8
12 Chinese 1
13 Any other Asian background 5
14 African 9
15 Carribean 9
16 Any other Black / African / Caribbean background 3
18 Any other ethnic group 16
98 Refusal 0
99 Dont know 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationOpinions and Lifestyle Survey, October 2012
Interviewer InstructionsEthnicity
UniverseAdults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study;monthly (up to year 2000), eight cycles per year (up to April 2005), monthly thereafter.
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