Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Integrated Household Survey, January - December, 2013

Variable Details

VariableETHE
LabelEngland 2011 cases: What is your ethnic group?
Question text What is your ethnic group? Choose one option that best describes your ethnic group or background.
Responses
1 English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British 205497
2 Irish 1538
3 Gypsy or Irish Traveller 73
4 other White background 10703
5 White and Black Caribbean 1209
6 White and Black African 581
7 White and Asian 1010
8 Any other Mixed multiple ethnic background 974
9 Indian 7041
10 Pakistani 5700
11 Bangladeshi 2195
12 Chinese 1153
13 Any other Asian background 2660
14 African 4716
15 Caribbean 2264
16 Any other Black African Caribbean background 396
17 Arab 980
18 Any other ethnic group 3213
-9 DNA 90283
-8 DK/Ref 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationIntegrated Household Survey, January - December, 2013
Interviewer InstructionsUse Showcard
UniverseLocation of units of observation:National;Population:Persons resident in the UK in private households, and young people living away from the parental home in student halls of residence or similar institutions during term time.
SamplingEach of the surveys comprising the IHS have their own sampling design, meaning that the IHS includes clustered and non-clustered, multistage and single stage component samples and also cross-sectional and longitudinal data.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study