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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

2011 Census Microdata Individual Safeguarded Sample (Local Authority)

Variable Details

Variableethnicityew
LabelEthnic group
Question text What is your ethnic group?
Responses
1 White:English/Welsh/Scottish/N Irish/British 2257331
2 White: Irish 26741
3 White: Other White 131211
4 Mixed:multi eth group: White/Black Carib./White/Black Africa 29556
5 Mixed/multi eth group; White + Asian/Other mixed 31670
6 Asian/Asian British: Indian 71919
7 Asian/Asian British: Pakistani 56670
8 Asian/Asian British: Bangladeshi 22297
9 Asian/Asian British: Chinese 20825
10 Asian/Asian British: Other Asian 42750
11 Black/African/Carib./Black British: African 49745
12 Black/African/Carib./Black British: Carib./Other Black 43846
13 Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group 28729
-9 Not applicable 34859
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
Location2011 Census Microdata Individual Safeguarded Sample (Local Authority)
Interviewer InstructionsChoose one section from A to E, then tick one box to best describe your ethnic group or background.
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: These data comprise a 5% sample of anonymised individual 2011 Census records.
SamplingStratified sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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