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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Opinions and Lifestyle Survey, Identity Assurance Module, January, February and April, 2016

Variable Details

VariableEthnicity
LabelEthnicity
Question text To which of these groups do you belong?
Responses
1 English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish, British 2410
2 Irish 18
3 Gypsy or Irish Traveller 2
4 Any other White background 113
5 White and Black Caribbean 10
6 White and Black African 8
7 White and Asian 12
8 Any other Mixed, Multiple Ethnic background 9
9 Indian 53
10 Pakistani 41
11 Bangladeshi 11
12 Chinese 12
13 Any other Asian background 15
14 African 33
15 Caribbean 30
16 Any other Black, African, Caribbean background 10
17 Arab 7
18 Any other Ethnic group 45
98 Refusal 3
99 Dont know 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationOpinions and Lifestyle Survey, Identity Assurance Module, January, February and April, 2016
UniverseAdults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study;monthly (up to year 2000), eight cycles per year (up to April 2005), monthly thereafter. From April 2014, reverted back to eight cycles per year.
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