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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Community Life Survey, 2015-2016

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 2487
2 White - Irish 42
3 White - Gypsy or Irish Traveller 3
4 Any other White background 133
5 Multiple ethnic groups - White and Black Caribbean 10
6 Multiple ethnic groups - White and Black African 2
7 Multiple ethnic groups - White and Asian 14
8 Any other mixed/ multiple ethnic background 11
9 Indian 61
10 Pakistani 66
11 Bangladeshi 12
12 Chinese 16
13 Any other Asian background 33
14 African / Caribbean - African 52
15 African / Caribbean - Caribbean 41
16 Any other African / Caribbean background 3
17 Arab 22
18 Any other ethnic group 14
-9 Refused 5
-8 Don't Know 0
-1 Item not applicable 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationCommunity Life Survey, 2015-2016
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD 44 CODE ONE ONLY
UniverseNational;Adults (aged 16 years and over) resident in England, during 2015-2016.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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