Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Community Life Survey Experimental Online Data, 2014-2015

Variable Details

VariableEthnic1
LabelEthnic group
Question text Which one of the following best describes your ethnic group or background? Please select one option.
Responses
1 White - English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British 1998
2 White - Irish 17
3 White - Gypsy or Irish Traveller 3
4 Any other White background 81
5 Multiple ethnic groups - White and Black Caribbean 5
6 Multiple ethnic groups - White and Black African 4
7 Multiple ethnic groups - White and Asian 11
8 Any other mixed/ multiple ethnic background 11
9 Indian 61
10 Pakistani 17
11 Bangladeshi 6
12 Chinese 17
13 Any other Asian background 13
14 African / Caribbean - African 14
15 African / Caribbean - Caribbean 4
16 Any other African / Caribbean background 3
17 Arab 9
18 Any other ethnic group 8
19 Caribbean 10
20 African 10
-9 Refused 0
-8 Don't Know 0
-1 Item not applicable 0
Sysmiss 21
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationCommunity Life Survey Experimental Online Data, 2014-2015
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