Ethnic group
This variable is only available in the Special Licence (SN 6931) and Secure Access (SN 6676) datasets.
Datafile
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 26793 | 75.53% |
| proxy | -7 | 134 | 0.38% |
| refusal | -2 | 55 | 0.16% |
| don't know | -1 | 9 | 0.03% |
| white: british/english/scottish/welsh/northern iri | 1 | 6840 | 19.28% |
| white: irish | 2 | 127 | 0.36% |
| white: gypsy or irish traveller | 3 | 10 | 0.03% |
| white: any other white background | 4 | 471 | 1.33% |
| mixed: white and black caribbean | 5 | 51 | 0.14% |
| mixed: white and black african | 6 | 23 | 0.06% |
| mixed: white and asian | 7 | 40 | 0.11% |
| mixed: any other mixed background | 8 | 46 | 0.13% |
| asian/asian british: indian | 9 | 195 | 0.55% |
| asian/asian british: pakistani | 10 | 144 | 0.41% |
| asian/asian british: bangladeshi | 11 | 64 | 0.18% |
| asian/asian british: chinese | 12 | 57 | 0.16% |
| asian/asian british: any other asian background | 13 | 100 | 0.28% |
| black/african/caribbean/black british: caribbean | 14 | 50 | 0.14% |
| black/african/caribbean/black british: african | 15 | 150 | 0.42% |
| black/african/caribbean/black british: any other b | 16 | 11 | 0.03% |
| other ethnic group: arab | 17 | 26 | 0.07% |
| other ethnic group: any other ethnic group | 97 | 75 | 0.21% |
| Total | 35471 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 27176 | 97.06% |
| proxy | -7 | 104 | 0.37% |
| refusal | -2 | 6 | 0.02% |
| white: british/english/scottish/welsh/northern iri | 1 | 486 | 1.74% |
| white: irish | 2 | 12 | 0.04% |
| white: any other white background | 4 | 26 | 0.09% |
| mixed: white and black caribbean | 5 | 11 | 0.04% |
| mixed: white and black african | 6 | 5 | 0.02% |
| mixed: white and asian | 7 | 19 | 0.07% |
| mixed: any other mixed background | 8 | 6 | 0.02% |
| asian/asian british: indian | 9 | 32 | 0.11% |
| asian/asian british: pakistani | 10 | 52 | 0.19% |
| asian/asian british: bangladeshi | 11 | 25 | 0.09% |
| asian/asian british: chinese | 12 | 1 | 0.0% |
| asian/asian british: any other asian background | 13 | 8 | 0.03% |
| black/african/caribbean/black british: caribbean | 14 | 7 | 0.03% |
| black/african/caribbean/black british: african | 15 | 9 | 0.03% |
| other ethnic group: arab | 17 | 3 | 0.01% |
| other ethnic group: any other ethnic group | 97 | 10 | 0.04% |
| Total | 27998 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 4457 | 15.23% |
| proxy | -7 | 198 | 0.68% |
| refusal | -2 | 162 | 0.55% |
| don't know | -1 | 28 | 0.1% |
| white: british/english/scottish/welsh/northern iri | 1 | 19467 | 66.51% |
| white: irish | 2 | 517 | 1.77% |
| white: gypsy or irish traveller | 3 | 13 | 0.04% |
| white: any other white background | 4 | 619 | 2.11% |
| mixed: white and black caribbean | 5 | 190 | 0.65% |
| mixed: white and black african | 6 | 66 | 0.23% |
| mixed: white and asian | 7 | 142 | 0.49% |
| mixed: any other mixed background | 8 | 108 | 0.37% |
| asian/asian british: indian | 9 | 980 | 3.35% |
| asian/asian british: pakistani | 10 | 782 | 2.67% |
| asian/asian british: bangladeshi | 11 | 411 | 1.4% |
| asian/asian british: chinese | 12 | 105 | 0.36% |
| asian/asian british: any other asian background | 13 | 221 | 0.76% |
| black/african/caribbean/black british: caribbean | 14 | 281 | 0.96% |
| black/african/caribbean/black british: african | 15 | 309 | 1.06% |
| black/african/caribbean/black british: any other b | 16 | 33 | 0.11% |
| other ethnic group: arab | 17 | 46 | 0.16% |
| other ethnic group: any other ethnic group | 97 | 136 | 0.46% |
| Total | 29271 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 30709 | 95.94% |
| proxy | -7 | 464 | 1.45% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.01% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| white: british/english/scottish/welsh/northern iri | 1 | 604 | 1.89% |
| white: irish | 2 | 21 | 0.07% |
| white: gypsy or irish traveller | 3 | 3 | 0.01% |
| white: any other white background | 4 | 22 | 0.07% |
| mixed: white and black caribbean | 5 | 10 | 0.03% |
| mixed: white and black african | 6 | 4 | 0.01% |
| mixed: white and asian | 7 | 10 | 0.03% |
| mixed: any other mixed background | 8 | 6 | 0.02% |
| asian/asian british: indian | 9 | 39 | 0.12% |
| asian/asian british: pakistani | 10 | 48 | 0.15% |
| asian/asian british: bangladeshi | 11 | 16 | 0.05% |
| asian/asian british: chinese | 12 | 2 | 0.01% |
| asian/asian british: any other asian background | 13 | 10 | 0.03% |
| black/african/caribbean/black british: caribbean | 14 | 12 | 0.04% |
| black/african/caribbean/black british: african | 15 | 12 | 0.04% |
| black/african/caribbean/black british: any other b | 16 | 1 | 0.0% |
| other ethnic group: arab | 17 | 7 | 0.02% |
| other ethnic group: any other ethnic group | 97 | 5 | 0.02% |
| Total | 32008 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 32498 | 94.69% |
| proxy | -7 | 804 | 2.34% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.01% |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 0.01% |
| white: british/english/scottish/welsh/northern iri | 1 | 684 | 1.99% |
| white: irish | 2 | 17 | 0.05% |
| white: any other white background | 4 | 26 | 0.08% |
| mixed: white and black caribbean | 5 | 12 | 0.03% |
| mixed: white and black african | 6 | 8 | 0.02% |
| mixed: white and asian | 7 | 14 | 0.04% |
| mixed: any other mixed background | 8 | 6 | 0.02% |
| asian/asian british: indian | 9 | 56 | 0.16% |
| asian/asian british: pakistani | 10 | 78 | 0.23% |
| asian/asian british: bangladeshi | 11 | 30 | 0.09% |
| asian/asian british: chinese | 12 | 3 | 0.01% |
| asian/asian british: any other asian background | 13 | 10 | 0.03% |
| black/african/caribbean/black british: caribbean | 14 | 16 | 0.05% |
| black/african/caribbean/black british: african | 15 | 41 | 0.12% |
| black/african/caribbean/black british: any other b | 16 | 1 | 0.0% |
| other ethnic group: arab | 17 | 3 | 0.01% |
| other ethnic group: any other ethnic group | 97 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Total | 34319 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 33686 | 93.42% |
| proxy | -7 | 1096 | 3.04% |
| refusal | -2 | 6 | 0.02% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| white: british/english/scottish/welsh/northern iri | 1 | 801 | 2.22% |
| white: irish | 2 | 16 | 0.04% |
| white: gypsy or irish traveller | 3 | 6 | 0.02% |
| white: any other white background | 4 | 40 | 0.11% |
| mixed: white and black caribbean | 5 | 25 | 0.07% |
| mixed: white and black african | 6 | 3 | 0.01% |
| mixed: white and asian | 7 | 16 | 0.04% |
| mixed: any other mixed background | 8 | 15 | 0.04% |
| asian/asian british: indian | 9 | 76 | 0.21% |
| asian/asian british: pakistani | 10 | 116 | 0.32% |
| asian/asian british: bangladeshi | 11 | 56 | 0.16% |
| asian/asian british: chinese | 12 | 5 | 0.01% |
| asian/asian british: any other asian background | 13 | 21 | 0.06% |
| black/african/caribbean/black british: caribbean | 14 | 16 | 0.04% |
| black/african/caribbean/black british: african | 15 | 37 | 0.1% |
| black/african/caribbean/black british: any other b | 16 | 6 | 0.02% |
| other ethnic group: arab | 17 | 4 | 0.01% |
| other ethnic group: any other ethnic group | 97 | 10 | 0.03% |
| Total | 36058 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 1 | 0.0% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 36036 | 91.71% |
| proxy | -7 | 1683 | 4.28% |
| refusal | -2 | 12 | 0.03% |
| white: british/english/scottish/welsh/northern iri | 1 | 955 | 2.43% |
| white: irish | 2 | 32 | 0.08% |
| white: any other white background | 4 | 52 | 0.13% |
| mixed: white and black caribbean | 5 | 21 | 0.05% |
| mixed: white and black african | 6 | 8 | 0.02% |
| mixed: white and asian | 7 | 14 | 0.04% |
| mixed: any other mixed background | 8 | 15 | 0.04% |
| asian/asian british: indian | 9 | 100 | 0.25% |
| asian/asian british: pakistani | 10 | 142 | 0.36% |
| asian/asian british: bangladeshi | 11 | 76 | 0.19% |
| asian/asian british: chinese | 12 | 4 | 0.01% |
| asian/asian british: any other asian background | 13 | 27 | 0.07% |
| black/african/caribbean/black british: caribbean | 14 | 38 | 0.1% |
| black/african/caribbean/black british: african | 15 | 53 | 0.13% |
| black/african/caribbean/black british: any other b | 16 | 5 | 0.01% |
| other ethnic group: arab | 17 | 3 | 0.01% |
| other ethnic group: any other ethnic group | 97 | 17 | 0.04% |
| Total | 39294 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 37404 | 88.7% |
| proxy | -7 | 2832 | 6.72% |
| refusal | -2 | 11 | 0.03% |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 0.0% |
| white: british/english/scottish/welsh/northern iri | 1 | 1095 | 2.6% |
| white: irish | 2 | 31 | 0.07% |
| white: any other white background | 4 | 117 | 0.28% |
| mixed: white and black caribbean | 5 | 20 | 0.05% |
| mixed: white and black african | 6 | 9 | 0.02% |
| mixed: white and asian | 7 | 14 | 0.03% |
| mixed: any other mixed background | 8 | 14 | 0.03% |
| asian/asian british: indian | 9 | 166 | 0.39% |
| asian/asian british: pakistani | 10 | 156 | 0.37% |
| asian/asian british: bangladeshi | 11 | 78 | 0.18% |
| asian/asian british: chinese | 12 | 12 | 0.03% |
| asian/asian british: any other asian background | 13 | 29 | 0.07% |
| black/african/caribbean/black british: caribbean | 14 | 52 | 0.12% |
| black/african/caribbean/black british: african | 15 | 96 | 0.23% |
| black/african/caribbean/black british: any other b | 16 | 7 | 0.02% |
| other ethnic group: arab | 17 | 9 | 0.02% |
| other ethnic group: any other ethnic group | 97 | 16 | 0.04% |
| Total | 42170 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 35828 | 79.28% |
| proxy | -7 | 3324 | 7.36% |
| refusal | -2 | 19 | 0.04% |
| don't know | -1 | 5 | 0.01% |
| white: british/english/scottish/welsh/northern iri | 1 | 1554 | 3.44% |
| white: irish | 2 | 98 | 0.22% |
| white: gypsy or irish traveller | 3 | 1 | 0.0% |
| white: any other white background | 4 | 791 | 1.75% |
| mixed: white and black caribbean | 5 | 91 | 0.2% |
| mixed: white and black african | 6 | 38 | 0.08% |
| mixed: white and asian | 7 | 55 | 0.12% |
| mixed: any other mixed background | 8 | 66 | 0.15% |
| asian/asian british: indian | 9 | 728 | 1.61% |
| asian/asian british: pakistani | 10 | 726 | 1.61% |
| asian/asian british: bangladeshi | 11 | 247 | 0.55% |
| asian/asian british: chinese | 12 | 76 | 0.17% |
| asian/asian british: any other asian background | 13 | 223 | 0.49% |
| black/african/caribbean/black british: caribbean | 14 | 361 | 0.8% |
| black/african/caribbean/black british: african | 15 | 666 | 1.47% |
| black/african/caribbean/black british: any other b | 16 | 42 | 0.09% |
| other ethnic group: arab | 17 | 79 | 0.17% |
| other ethnic group: any other ethnic group | 97 | 174 | 0.39% |
| Total | 45192 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 202 | 0.45% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 39209 | 87.45% |
| proxy | -7 | 3858 | 8.6% |
| don't know | -1 | 4 | 0.01% |
| white: british/english/scottish/welsh/northern iri | 1 | 1178 | 2.63% |
| white: irish | 2 | 29 | 0.06% |
| white: gypsy or irish traveller | 3 | 2 | 0.0% |
| white: any other white background | 4 | 42 | 0.09% |
| mixed: white and black caribbean | 5 | 24 | 0.05% |
| mixed: white and black african | 6 | 10 | 0.02% |
| mixed: white and asian | 7 | 6 | 0.01% |
| mixed: any other mixed background | 8 | 8 | 0.02% |
| asian/asian british: indian | 9 | 50 | 0.11% |
| asian/asian british: pakistani | 10 | 68 | 0.15% |
| asian/asian british: bangladeshi | 11 | 40 | 0.09% |
| asian/asian british: chinese | 12 | 9 | 0.02% |
| asian/asian british: any other asian background | 13 | 15 | 0.03% |
| black/african/caribbean/black british: caribbean | 14 | 17 | 0.04% |
| black/african/caribbean/black british: african | 15 | 45 | 0.1% |
| black/african/caribbean/black british: any other b | 16 | 4 | 0.01% |
| other ethnic group: arab | 17 | 6 | 0.01% |
| other ethnic group: any other ethnic group | 97 | 11 | 0.02% |
| Total | 44837 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 5 | 0.01% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 41187 | 87.49% |
| proxy | -7 | 3935 | 8.36% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| white: british/english/scottish/welsh/northern iri | 1 | 1403 | 2.98% |
| white: irish | 2 | 25 | 0.05% |
| white: gypsy or irish traveller | 3 | 1 | 0.0% |
| white: any other white background | 4 | 52 | 0.11% |
| mixed: white and black caribbean | 5 | 22 | 0.05% |
| mixed: white and black african | 6 | 13 | 0.03% |
| mixed: white and asian | 7 | 13 | 0.03% |
| mixed: any other mixed background | 8 | 16 | 0.03% |
| asian/asian british: indian | 9 | 79 | 0.17% |
| asian/asian british: pakistani | 10 | 80 | 0.17% |
| asian/asian british: bangladeshi | 11 | 72 | 0.15% |
| asian/asian british: chinese | 12 | 11 | 0.02% |
| asian/asian british: any other asian background | 13 | 25 | 0.05% |
| black/african/caribbean/black british: caribbean | 14 | 36 | 0.08% |
| black/african/caribbean/black british: african | 15 | 66 | 0.14% |
| black/african/caribbean/black british: any other b | 16 | 7 | 0.01% |
| other ethnic group: arab | 17 | 5 | 0.01% |
| other ethnic group: any other ethnic group | 97 | 20 | 0.04% |
| Total | 47074 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 109 | 0.22% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 43318 | 87.17% |
| proxy | -7 | 3830 | 7.71% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.0% |
| white: british/english/scottish/welsh/northern iri | 1 | 1765 | 3.55% |
| white: irish | 2 | 38 | 0.08% |
| white: gypsy or irish traveller | 3 | 1 | 0.0% |
| white: any other white background | 4 | 52 | 0.1% |
| mixed: white and black caribbean | 5 | 23 | 0.05% |
| mixed: white and black african | 6 | 9 | 0.02% |
| mixed: white and asian | 7 | 17 | 0.03% |
| mixed: any other mixed background | 8 | 13 | 0.03% |
| asian/asian british: indian | 9 | 108 | 0.22% |
| asian/asian british: pakistani | 10 | 126 | 0.25% |
| asian/asian british: bangladeshi | 11 | 88 | 0.18% |
| asian/asian british: chinese | 12 | 11 | 0.02% |
| asian/asian british: any other asian background | 13 | 28 | 0.06% |
| black/african/caribbean/black british: caribbean | 14 | 45 | 0.09% |
| black/african/caribbean/black british: african | 15 | 73 | 0.15% |
| black/african/caribbean/black british: any other b | 16 | 9 | 0.02% |
| other ethnic group: arab | 17 | 3 | 0.01% |
| other ethnic group: any other ethnic group | 97 | 25 | 0.05% |
| Total | 49692 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 3 | 0.01% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 46785 | 85.74% |
| proxy | -7 | 3880 | 7.11% |
| refusal | -2 | 3 | 0.01% |
| don't know | -1 | 6 | 0.01% |
| white: british/english/scottish/welsh/northern iri | 1 | 2722 | 4.99% |
| white: irish | 2 | 73 | 0.13% |
| white: gypsy or irish traveller | 3 | 2 | 0.0% |
| white: any other white background | 4 | 119 | 0.22% |
| mixed: white and black caribbean | 5 | 31 | 0.06% |
| mixed: white and black african | 6 | 16 | 0.03% |
| mixed: white and asian | 7 | 20 | 0.04% |
| mixed: any other mixed background | 8 | 18 | 0.03% |
| asian/asian british: indian | 9 | 195 | 0.36% |
| asian/asian british: pakistani | 10 | 184 | 0.34% |
| asian/asian british: bangladeshi | 11 | 165 | 0.3% |
| asian/asian british: chinese | 12 | 21 | 0.04% |
| asian/asian british: any other asian background | 13 | 66 | 0.12% |
| black/african/caribbean/black british: caribbean | 14 | 66 | 0.12% |
| black/african/caribbean/black british: african | 15 | 118 | 0.22% |
| black/african/caribbean/black british: any other b | 16 | 8 | 0.01% |
| other ethnic group: arab | 17 | 15 | 0.03% |
| other ethnic group: any other ethnic group | 97 | 52 | 0.1% |
| Total | 54568 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 28 | 0.05% |
| proxy | -7 | 3262 | 6.4% |
| refusal | -2 | 19 | 0.04% |
| don't know | -1 | 7 | 0.01% |
| white: british/english/scottish/welsh/northern iri | 1 | 35881 | 70.36% |
| white: irish | 2 | 717 | 1.41% |
| white: gypsy or irish traveller | 3 | 16 | 0.03% |
| white: any other white background | 4 | 1378 | 2.7% |
| mixed: white and black caribbean | 5 | 332 | 0.65% |
| mixed: white and black african | 6 | 135 | 0.26% |
| mixed: white and asian | 7 | 163 | 0.32% |
| mixed: any other mixed background | 8 | 192 | 0.38% |
| asian/asian british: indian | 9 | 1897 | 3.72% |
| asian/asian british: pakistani | 10 | 1435 | 2.81% |
| asian/asian british: bangladeshi | 11 | 1126 | 2.21% |
| asian/asian british: chinese | 12 | 318 | 0.62% |
| asian/asian british: any other asian background | 13 | 567 | 1.11% |
| black/african/caribbean/black british: caribbean | 14 | 1119 | 2.19% |
| black/african/caribbean/black british: african | 15 | 1405 | 2.76% |
| black/african/caribbean/black british: any other b | 16 | 85 | 0.17% |
| other ethnic group: arab | 17 | 172 | 0.34% |
| other ethnic group: any other ethnic group | 97 | 740 | 1.45% |
| Total | 50994 | 100.0% |
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