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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Active People Survey, 2012-2013

Variable Details

Variabled4@coded
LabelD4 - ETHNIC ORIGIN (coded)
Responses
1 WHITE - BRITISH 144070
2 WHITE - IRISH 1473
4 MIXED - WHITE AND BLACK CARIBBEAN 446
5 MIXED - WHITE AND BLACK AFRICAN 166
6 MIXED - WHITE AND ASIAN 401
8 ASIAN - INDIAN 2296
9 ASIAN - PAKISTANI 1082
10 ASIAN - BANGLADESHI 369
12 BLACK - CARIBBEAN 1603
13 BLACK - AFRICAN 1623
15 CHINESE 198
17 REFUSED 1151
18 WHITE - African 61
19 WHITE - American + European 13
20 WHITE - American/USA 312
21 WHITE - Arab/Arabic 8
22 WHITE - Asian 29
23 WHITE - Australian 160
24 WHITE - Belgian 31
25 WHITE - Brazilian 18
26 WHITE - British 0
27 WHITE - British and European 15
28 WHITE - British and North American 3
29 WHITE - Bulgarian 31
30 WHITE - Canadian 80
31 WHITE - Caribbean 16
32 WHITE - Czechoslovakian 24
33 WHITE - Danish 27
34 WHITE - Dutch 104
35 WHITE - Finland 15
36 WHITE - French 261
37 WHITE - German 259
38 WHITE - Greek 105
39 WHITE - Hungarian 38
40 WHITE - Iranian/Persian 10
41 WHITE - Irish 16
42 WHITE - Jewish 35
43 WHITE - Italian 255
44 WHITE - Lithuanian 37
45 WHITE - Maltese 25
46 WHITE - Mixed 141
47 WHITE - New Zealand 88
48 WHITE - Norwegian 23
49 WHITE - Other European 817
50 WHITE - Other misc 205
51 WHITE - Polish 354
52 WHITE - Portuguese 106
53 WHITE - Romanian 59
54 WHITE - Russian 45
55 WHITE - Slovak 38
56 WHITE - South African 209
57 WHITE - South American 38
58 WHITE - Spanish 134
59 WHITE - Swedish 57
60 WHITE - Swiss 23
61 WHITE - Turkish 42
62 WHITE - Ukraine 12
63 WHITE - White/Caucasian 76
64 ASIAN - Afghan 44
65 ASIAN - African 39
66 ASIAN - Arab/Arabic 14
67 ASIAN - British 28
68 ASIAN - Caribbean 9
69 ASIAN - Chinese 52
70 ASIAN - European 15
71 ASIAN - Far East eg Phillippino/Thai/Indonesian/Malaysian/Bu 206
72 ASIAN - Indian 21
73 ASIAN - Iranian 50
74 ASIAN - Mauritian 36
75 ASIAN - Nepalese 67
76 ASIAN - Pakistani 1
77 ASIAN - Other misc 192
78 ASIAN - South African 4
79 ASIAN - Sri Lankan 208
80 BLACK - Afro-Caribbean 69
81 BLACK - American/USA 14
82 BLACK - British 57
83 BLACK - European 13
84 BLACK - Other misc (mentions not fitting any other codes) 60
85 MIXED - African 12
86 MIXED - Arab/Arabic 18
87 MIXED - Asian 25
88 MIXED - British 30
89 MIXED - Caribbean/West Indian 18
90 MIXED - Chinese 16
91 MIXED - Indian 12
92 MIXED - Other European 81
93 MIXED - Other misc 327
94 MIXED - South American 32
95 MIXED - White/African 2
96 MIXED - White/Asian 0
97 MIXED - White/Black American 5
98 MIXED - White/Caucasian 14
99 MIXED - White/Chinese 4
100 OTHER - African 25
101 OTHER - Arab/Arabic 125
102 OTHER - Asian 65
103 OTHER - Afro-Caribbean 1
104 OTHER - Australian/New Zealand 7
105 OTHER - British 25
106 OTHER - Caribbean/West Indian 20
107 OTHER - Chinese 1
108 OTHER - Hispanic/South American 42
109 OTHER - Iranian/Persian 23
110 OTHER - Japanese 8
111 OTHER - Jewish 11
112 OTHER - Other European 102
113 OTHER - Other misc 273
114 OTHER - Phillippines 20
115 Other misc 0
116 NO ANSWER 253
117 DON'T KNOW 71
118 RESPONDENT QUITS INTERVIEW 2991
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationActive People Survey, 2012-2013
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