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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Millennium Cohort Study: Sixth Survey, 2015

Variable Details

VariableFPETHE00
LabelMain respondent - Ethnic group MC (A) [England]
Responses
1 White - English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British 562
2 White - Irish 1
3 White - Gypsy or Irish Traveller 1
4 Any other White background (PLEASE SPECIFY) 8
5 Mixed/multiple ethnic groups - White and Black Caribbean 3
6 Mixed/multiple ethnic groups - White and Black African 2
7 Mixed/multiple ethnic groups - White and Asian 7
8 Any other mixed/multiple ethnic background (PLEASE SPECIFY) 6
9 Asian/Asian British - Indian 13
10 Asian/Asian British - Pakistani 38
11 Asian/Asian British - Bangladeshi 23
12 Asian/Asian British - Chinese 3
13 Any other Asian background (PLEASE SPECIFY) 4
14 Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - African 20
15 Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - Caribbean 12
16 Any other Black/African/Caribbean background (PLEASE SPECIFY 2
17 Other ethnic group - Arab 6
18 Any other ethnic group (PLEASE SPECIFY) 4
21 Vague irrelevant answer 0
-1 Not applicable 18135
19 Dont know 0
20 Refused 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationMillennium Cohort Study: Sixth Survey, 2015
UniverseThe sample population for MCS was drawn from all live births in the United Kingdom over 12 months (from 1 September 2000 in England and Wales and for 59 weeks from 22 November 2000 in Scotland and Northern Ireland).;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort; Six waves have been conducted to date: MCS1 (age 9 months), MCS2 (age 3 years), MCS3 (age 5 years), MCS4 (age 7 years) and MCS5 (age 11 years) and MCS5 (age 14 years)
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