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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2012

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 8435
2 White - Irish 82
3 White - Gypsy or Irish Traveller 5
4 Any other white background (please describe) 485
5 White and Black Caribbean 55
6 White and Black African 20
7 White and Asian 60
8 Any other mixed/multiple ethnic background (please describe) 56
9 Indian 268
10 Pakistani 224
11 Bangladeshi 86
12 Chinese 38
13 Any other Asian background (please describe) 100
14 African 172
15 Caribbean 117
16 Any other Black/African/Caribbean background (please describ 29
17 Arab 14
18 Any other ethnic group (please describe) 53
-9 No answer/refused 31
-8 Don't know 3
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2012
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD J4.
UniverseAdults (aged 16 and over) and children (aged 0-15 years) in the general population, living in private households in England during 2012.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The survey is conducted annually.
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