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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Active People Survey, 2011-2012

Variable Details

Variabled4@coded
LabelEthnic origin (coded)
Responses
1 White - British 141889
2 White - Irish 1740
4 Mixed - White and Black Caribbean 559
5 Mixed - White and Black African 208
6 Mixed - White and Asian 440
8 Asian - Indian 2568
9 Asian - Pakistani 1369
10 Asian - Bangladeshi 444
12 Black - Caribbean 1616
13 Black - African 1718
15 Chinese 386
17 Refused 1146
18 White - African 69
19 White - American and European 9
20 White - American/USA 298
21 White - Arab/Arabic 5
22 White - Asian 34
23 White - Australian 152
24 White - Belgian 23
25 White - Brazilian 18
26 White - British 0
27 White - British and European 13
28 White - British and North American 13
29 White - Bulgarian 28
30 White - Canadian 92
31 White - Caribbean 14
32 White - Czechoslovakian 33
33 White - Danish 48
34 White - Dutch 79
35 White - Finland 25
36 White - French 230
37 White - German 197
38 White - Greek 91
39 White - Hungarian 47
40 White - Iranian/Persian 13
41 White - Irish 0
42 White - Jewish 27
43 White - Italian 253
44 White - Lithuanian 56
45 White - Maltese 26
46 White - Mixed 244
47 White - New Zealand 109
48 White - Norwegian 22
49 White - Other 734
50 White - Other Miscellaneous 409
51 White - Polish 393
52 White - Portuguese 110
53 White - Romanian 64
54 White - Russian 66
55 White - Slovak 27
56 White - South African 204
57 White - South American 53
58 White - Spanish 109
59 White - Swedish 47
60 White - Swiss 28
61 White - Turkish 46
62 White - Ukraine 12
63 White - White/Caucasian 39
64 Asian - Afghan 43
65 Asian - African 45
66 Asian - Arab/Arabic 19
67 Asian - British 12
68 Asian - Caribbean 16
69 Asian - Chinese 31
70 Asian - European 16
71 Asian - Far East e.g Phillippino/Thai/Indonesian/Malaysian 247
72 Asian - Indian 9
73 Asian - Iranian 48
74 Asian - Mauritian 33
75 Asian - Nepalese 106
76 Asian - Pakistani 2
77 Asian - Other Miscellaneous 270
78 Asian - South African 3
79 Asian - Sri Lankan 238
80 Black - Afro-Caribbean 22
81 Black - American/USA 10
82 Black - British 27
83 Black - European 13
84 Black - Other Miscellaneous 63
85 Mixed - African 18
86 Mixed - Arab/Arabic 11
87 Mixed - Asian 12
88 Mixed - British 19
89 Mixed - Caribbean/West Indian 6
90 Mixed - Chinese 8
91 Mixed - Indian 4
92 Mixed - Other European 100
93 Mixed - Other Miscellaneous 395
94 Mixed - South American 27
95 Mixed - White/African 6
96 Mixed - White/Asian 0
97 Mixed - White/Black American 4
98 Mixed - White/Caucasian 11
99 Mixed - White/Chinese 14
100 Other - African 104
101 Other - Arab/Arabic 47
102 Other - Asian 100
103 Other - Afro-Caribbean 8
104 Other - Australian/New Zealand 10
105 Other - British 32
106 Other - Caribbean/West Indian 27
107 Other - Chinese 5
108 Other - Hispanic/South American 76
109 Other - Iranian/Persian 34
110 Other - Japanese 22
111 Other - Jewish 8
112 Other - Other European 141
113 Other - Other Miscellaneous 380
114 Other - Phillipines 43
115 Other Miscellaneous 2
116 No answer 266
117 Don't know 68
118 Respondent quits interview 1447
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationActive People Survey, 2011-2012
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