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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Community Life Survey Experimental Online Data, 2015-2016

Variable Details

VariableEthnic1
LabelEthnic group
Question text Which one of the following best describes your ethnic group or background? Please select one option. WHITE 1. English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British 2. Irish 3. Gypsy or Irish Traveller 4. Any other White background (specify) MIXED 5. White and Black Caribbean 6. White and Black African 7. White and Asian 8. Any other mixed/multiple ethnic background (specify) ASIAN OR ASIAN BRITISH 9. Indian 10. Pakistani 11. Bangladeshi 12. Chinese 13. Any other Asian/Asian British background (specify) BLACK OR BLACK BRITISH 14. African 15. Caribbean 16. Any other Black/Black British background (specify) OTHER ETHNIC GROUP 17. Arab 18. Any other ethnic group (specify)
Responses
1 White - English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British 2818
2 White - Irish 23
3 White - Gypsy or Irish Traveller 2
4 Any other White background 121
5 Multiple ethnic groups - White and Black Caribbean 17
6 Multiple ethnic groups - White and Black African 8
7 Multiple ethnic groups - White and Asian 13
8 Any other mixed/ multiple ethnic background 7
9 Indian 61
10 Pakistani 31
11 Bangladeshi 5
12 Chinese 13
13 Any other Asian background 22
14 African / Caribbean - African 36
15 African / Caribbean - Caribbean 15
16 Any other African / Caribbean background 6
17 Arab 9
18 Any other ethnic group 23
19 Caribbean 0
20 African 0
-9 Refused 26
-8 Don't Know 0
-1 Item not applicable 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationCommunity Life Survey Experimental Online Data, 2015-2016
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: 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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