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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Election Study Continuous Monitoring Survey, 2008-2010

Variable Details

Variableq120
LabelEthnicity
Question text To which of these groups do you consider to belong? White British, Any other white background, White and Black Caribbean, White and Black African, White and Asian, Any other mixed background, Indian, Pakistani ,Bangladeshi, Any other Asian background, Black Caribbean, Black African, Any other black background, Chinese, Other ethnic group, Other ethnic group?
Responses
1 White British 29381
2 Any other white background 1076
3 White and Black Caribbean 77
4 White and Black African 48
5 White and Asian 86
6 Any other mixed background 125
7 Indian 265
8 Pakistani 103
9 Bangladeshi 37
10 Any other Asian background 54
11 Black Caribbean 117
12 Black African 118
13 Any other black 30
14 Chinese 80
15 Other ethnic group 269
98 7
16 Refused 63
Sysmiss 7
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study Continuous Monitoring Survey, 2008-2010
UniverseElectors resident in Great Britain during 2008-2010..;National
SamplingQuota sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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