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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Poverty and Social Exclusion Living Standards Survey, 2012

Variable Details

VariableEthGrpGB
LabelEthnic Group
Responses
1 White - British 7553
2 White - Irish 47
3 White - Gypsy or Irish Traveller 9
4 White - Any other white background (PLEASE DESCRIBE) 411
5 Mixed - White and Black Caribbean 64
7 Mixed - White and Black African 32
8 Mixed - White and Asian 88
9 Mixed - Any other mixed multiple ethnic background (PLEASE D 48
10 Asian or Asian British - Indian 388
11 Asian or Asian British - Pakistani 297
12 Asian or Asian British - Bangladeshi 70
13 Asian - Chinese 57
14 Asian - Any other Asian/Asian British background (PLEASE DES 169
15 Black or Black British - African 225
16 Black or Black British - Caribbean 178
17 Black - Any other Black / African / Caribbean background (PL 37
18 Arab 30
19 Any other (PLEASE DESCRIBE) 74
-9 Refusal 5
-8 Don't Know 4
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 2311
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationPoverty and Social Exclusion Living Standards Survey, 2012
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