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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Community Life Survey, 2016-2017

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 background (specify) BLACK OR BLACK BRITISH 14. African 15. Caribbean 16. Any other Black/African/Caribbean background (specify) OTHER ETHNIC GROUP 17. Arab 18. Any other ethnic group (specify)
Responses
1 White - English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British 7260
2 White - Irish 119
3 White - Gypsy or Irish Traveller 4
4 Any other White background 639
5 Multiple ethnic groups - White and Black Caribbean 179
6 Multiple ethnic groups - White and Black African 129
7 Multiple ethnic groups - White and Asian 96
8 Any other mixed/ multiple ethnic background 63
9 Indian 455
10 Pakistani 292
11 Bangladeshi 109
12 Chinese 113
13 Any other Asian background 142
14 African / Caribbean - African 226
15 African / Caribbean - Caribbean 117
16 Any other African / Caribbean background 17
17 Arab 53
18 Any other ethnic group 110
19 Caribbean 0
20 African 0
-9 Refused 121
-8 Don't Know 5
-1 Item not applicable 7
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationCommunity Life Survey, 2016-2017
UniverseLocation of units of observation:National;Population:Adults (aged 16 years and over) resident in England, during 2016-17.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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