Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Election Study, 2017: Face-to-Face Post-Election Survey

Variable Details

Variabley11
LabelY11. Please choose one option that best describes your ethnic group or background
Question text Please choose one option that best describes your ethnic group or background. White 1. English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British 2. Irish 3. Gypsy or Irish Traveller 4. Any other White background, please describe Mixed/Multiple ethnic groups 5. White and Black Caribbean 6. White and Black African 7. White and Asian 8. Any other Mixed/Multiple ethnic background, please describe Asian/Asian British 9. Indian 10. Pakistani 11. Bangladeshi 12. Chinese 13. Any other Asian background, please describe Black/ African/Caribbean/Black British 14. African 15. Caribbean 16. Any other Black/African/Caribbean background, please describe Other ethnic group 17. Arab 18. Any other ethnic group, please describe
Responses
-999 Not stated 0
-2 Refused 98
1 English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British 1876
2 Irish 20
3 Gypsy or Irish Traveller 1
4 Any other White background 3
5 White and Black Caribbean 15
6 White and Black African 4
7 White and Asian 9
8 Any other Mixed/Multiple ethnic background 0
9 Indian 57
10 Pakistani 43
11 Bangladeshi 11
12 Chinese 7
13 Any other Asian background 0
14 African 20
15 Caribbean 16
16 Any other Black/African/Caribbean background 0
17 Arab 4
18 Any other ethnic group 5
19 Polish 5
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study, 2017: Face-to-Face Post-Election Survey
UniverseBritish Electorate (eligible voters)
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample