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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Labour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, October 2015 - March 2016

Variable Details

VariableETHEW182
LabelEthnicity (18 categories) England and Wales level
Responses
1 White British 23652
2 White Irish 190
3 White Gypsy or Irish Traveller 6
4 Other White 1472
5 White and Black Caribbean 98
6 White and Black African 52
7 White and Asian 72
8 Other Mixed / multiple ethnic background 70
9 Indian 619
10 Pakistani 427
11 Bangladeshi 119
12 Chinese 162
13 Other Asian background 350
14 BlackAfrican 378
15 Black Caribbean 246
16 Other Black / African / Caribbean background 44
17 Arab 64
18 Other ethnic group 317
-9 Does not apply 4109
-8 No answer 19
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLabour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, October 2015 - March 2016
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