Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Community Life Survey, 2014-2015

Variable Details

VariableEthnic1
LabelEthnic group
Question text Please could you look at this card and tell me which of these best describes your ethnic group or background?
Responses
1 White - English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British 1687
2 White - Irish 28
3 White - Gypsy or Irish Traveller 0
4 Any other White background 73
5 Multiple ethnic groups - White and Black Caribbean 9
6 Multiple ethnic groups - White and Black African 3
7 Multiple ethnic groups - White and Asian 7
8 Any other mixed/ multiple ethnic background 16
9 Indian 54
10 Pakistani 12
11 Bangladeshi 16
12 Chinese 5
13 Any other Asian background 40
14 African / Caribbean - African 29
15 African / Caribbean - Caribbean 21
16 Any other African / Caribbean background 1
17 Arab 7
18 Any other ethnic group 12
-9 Refused 2
-8 Don't Know 0
-1 Item not applicable 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationCommunity Life Survey, 2014-2015
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD 44 CODE ONE ONLY
UniverseLocation of units of observation:National;Population:Adults (aged 16 years and over) resident in England, during 2014-2015.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study