ethnic group
This variable is only available in the Special Licence (SN 7083) and Secure Access (SN 7332) datasets.
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Question asked in the latest wave:
ethnicityandnationalidentity_ip17.racel
Question label:
Ethnic group
Question text:
What is your ethnic group?
Question universe:
if [ff_ivlolw 1 & ff_everint 1] // New entrant never interviewed
And if [GRIDVARIABLES.modetype = 1 | 3] // Mode is face-to-face or Web
Question interviewer instructions:
CODE ONE ONLY
Further details:
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| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 1111 | 30.82% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 2365 | 65.6% |
| proxy | -7 | 30 | 0.83% |
| British/English/Scottish/Welsh/Northern Irish | 1 | 78 | 2.16% |
| Irish | 2 | 5 | 0.14% |
| Any other White background | 4 | 3 | 0.08% |
| White and Black Caribbean | 5 | 1 | 0.03% |
| White and Black African | 6 | 1 | 0.03% |
| White and Asian | 7 | 4 | 0.11% |
| Any other mixed background | 8 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Indian | 9 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Pakistani | 10 | 2 | 0.06% |
| Chinese | 12 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Caribbean | 14 | 1 | 0.03% |
| African | 15 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Total | 3605 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2365 | 94.83% |
| proxy | -7 | 30 | 1.2% |
| British/English/Scottish/Welsh/Northern Irish | 1 | 78 | 3.13% |
| Irish | 2 | 5 | 0.2% |
| Any other White background | 4 | 3 | 0.12% |
| White and Black Caribbean | 5 | 1 | 0.04% |
| White and Black African | 6 | 1 | 0.04% |
| White and Asian | 7 | 4 | 0.16% |
| Any other mixed background | 8 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Indian | 9 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Pakistani | 10 | 2 | 0.08% |
| Chinese | 12 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Caribbean | 14 | 1 | 0.04% |
| African | 15 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Total | 2494 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2679 | 94.1% |
| proxy | -7 | 22 | 0.77% |
| British/English/Scottish/Welsh/Northern Irish | 1 | 106 | 3.72% |
| Irish | 2 | 3 | 0.11% |
| Any other White background | 4 | 11 | 0.39% |
| White and Black Caribbean | 5 | 3 | 0.11% |
| White and Black African | 6 | 1 | 0.04% |
| White and Asian | 7 | 3 | 0.11% |
| Any other mixed background | 8 | 2 | 0.07% |
| Indian | 9 | 5 | 0.18% |
| Pakistani | 10 | 5 | 0.18% |
| Any other Asian background | 13 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Caribbean | 14 | 2 | 0.07% |
| African | 15 | 3 | 0.11% |
| Roma | 18 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Total | 2847 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2538 | 93.31% |
| proxy | -7 | 34 | 1.25% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.04% |
| British/English/Scottish/Welsh/Northern Irish | 1 | 125 | 4.6% |
| Irish | 2 | 3 | 0.11% |
| Any other White background | 4 | 5 | 0.18% |
| White and Black African | 6 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Indian | 9 | 4 | 0.15% |
| Pakistani | 10 | 1 | 0.04% |
| African | 15 | 4 | 0.15% |
| Any other Black background | 16 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Any other ethnic group | 97 | 3 | 0.11% |
| Total | 2720 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2041 | 66.68% |
| proxy | -7 | 3 | 0.1% |
| refusal | -2 | 3 | 0.1% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.03% |
| British/English/Scottish/Welsh/Northern Irish | 1 | 808 | 26.4% |
| Irish | 2 | 9 | 0.29% |
| Any other White background | 4 | 68 | 2.22% |
| White and Black Caribbean | 5 | 7 | 0.23% |
| White and Black African | 6 | 2 | 0.07% |
| White and Asian | 7 | 10 | 0.33% |
| Any other mixed background | 8 | 3 | 0.1% |
| Indian | 9 | 40 | 1.31% |
| Pakistani | 10 | 16 | 0.52% |
| Bangladeshi | 11 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Chinese | 12 | 11 | 0.36% |
| Any other Asian background | 13 | 14 | 0.46% |
| Caribbean | 14 | 7 | 0.23% |
| African | 15 | 6 | 0.2% |
| Any other Black background | 16 | 2 | 0.07% |
| Any other ethnic group | 97 | 9 | 0.29% |
| Total | 3061 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2169 | 95.68% |
| proxy | -7 | 15 | 0.66% |
| British/English/Scottish/Welsh/Northern Irish | 1 | 67 | 2.96% |
| Irish | 2 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Any other White background | 4 | 3 | 0.13% |
| White and Asian | 7 | 2 | 0.09% |
| Any other mixed background | 8 | 2 | 0.09% |
| Indian | 9 | 5 | 0.22% |
| African | 15 | 2 | 0.09% |
| Any other ethnic group | 97 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Total | 2267 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2056 | 92.91% |
| proxy | -7 | 51 | 2.3% |
| refusal | -2 | 4 | 0.18% |
| British/English/Scottish/Welsh/Northern Irish | 1 | 92 | 4.16% |
| Irish | 2 | 1 | 0.05% |
| Any other White background | 4 | 2 | 0.09% |
| White and Black Caribbean | 5 | 1 | 0.05% |
| Indian | 9 | 2 | 0.09% |
| Pakistani | 10 | 1 | 0.05% |
| Any other Asian background | 13 | 2 | 0.09% |
| Arab | 17 | 1 | 0.05% |
| Total | 2213 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2067 | 69.13% |
| proxy | -7 | 94 | 3.14% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.03% |
| British/English/Scottish/Welsh/Northern Irish | 1 | 719 | 24.05% |
| Irish | 2 | 3 | 0.1% |
| Any other White background | 4 | 47 | 1.57% |
| White and Black Caribbean | 5 | 6 | 0.2% |
| White and Asian | 7 | 3 | 0.1% |
| Any other mixed background | 8 | 7 | 0.23% |
| Indian | 9 | 6 | 0.2% |
| Pakistani | 10 | 4 | 0.13% |
| Bangladeshi | 11 | 3 | 0.1% |
| Chinese | 12 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Any other Asian background | 13 | 9 | 0.3% |
| Caribbean | 14 | 8 | 0.27% |
| African | 15 | 9 | 0.3% |
| Any other Black background | 16 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Any other ethnic group | 97 | 2 | 0.07% |
| Total | 2990 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1878 | 73.07% |
| proxy | -7 | 89 | 3.46% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.04% |
| British/English/Scottish/Welsh/Northern Irish | 1 | 501 | 19.49% |
| Irish | 2 | 2 | 0.08% |
| Any other White background | 4 | 27 | 1.05% |
| White and Black Caribbean | 5 | 3 | 0.12% |
| White and Black African | 6 | 1 | 0.04% |
| White and Asian | 7 | 3 | 0.12% |
| Any other mixed background | 8 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Indian | 9 | 22 | 0.86% |
| Pakistani | 10 | 5 | 0.19% |
| Chinese | 12 | 2 | 0.08% |
| Any other Asian background | 13 | 9 | 0.35% |
| Caribbean | 14 | 13 | 0.51% |
| African | 15 | 8 | 0.31% |
| Any other Black background | 16 | 3 | 0.12% |
| Arab | 17 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Any other ethnic group | 97 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Total | 2570 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2064 | 91.21% |
| proxy | -7 | 63 | 2.78% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.09% |
| british/english/scottish/welsh/northern irish | 1 | 90 | 3.98% |
| any other white background | 4 | 3 | 0.13% |
| white and black caribbean | 5 | 2 | 0.09% |
| white and asian | 7 | 1 | 0.04% |
| indian | 9 | 3 | 0.13% |
| pakistani | 10 | 4 | 0.18% |
| any other asian background | 13 | 1 | 0.04% |
| caribbean | 14 | 1 | 0.04% |
| african | 15 | 2 | 0.09% |
| any other ethnic group | 97 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Total | 2263 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2123 | 89.28% |
| proxy | -7 | 111 | 4.67% |
| british/english/scottish/welsh/northern irish | 1 | 115 | 4.84% |
| any other white background | 4 | 8 | 0.34% |
| white and black african | 6 | 1 | 0.04% |
| indian | 9 | 6 | 0.25% |
| pakistani | 10 | 2 | 0.08% |
| any other asian background | 13 | 2 | 0.08% |
| caribbean | 14 | 1 | 0.04% |
| african | 15 | 6 | 0.25% |
| any other ethnic group | 97 | 3 | 0.13% |
| Total | 2378 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1601 | 66.35% |
| proxy | -7 | 76 | 3.15% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.04% |
| british/english/scottish/welsh/northern irish | 1 | 638 | 26.44% |
| irish | 2 | 2 | 0.08% |
| any other white background | 4 | 25 | 1.04% |
| white and black caribbean | 5 | 6 | 0.25% |
| white and black african | 6 | 2 | 0.08% |
| white and asian | 7 | 2 | 0.08% |
| any other mixed background | 8 | 4 | 0.17% |
| indian | 9 | 21 | 0.87% |
| pakistani | 10 | 6 | 0.25% |
| chinese | 12 | 2 | 0.08% |
| any other asian background | 13 | 6 | 0.25% |
| caribbean | 14 | 4 | 0.17% |
| african | 15 | 12 | 0.5% |
| any other black background | 16 | 1 | 0.04% |
| arab | 17 | 2 | 0.08% |
| any other ethnic group | 97 | 2 | 0.08% |
| Total | 2413 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1915 | 89.11% |
| proxy | -7 | 125 | 5.82% |
| British/English/Scottish/Welsh/Northern Irish | 1 | 91 | 4.23% |
| Any other White background | 4 | 3 | 0.14% |
| White and Black Caribbean | 5 | 2 | 0.09% |
| Any other mixed background | 8 | 1 | 0.05% |
| Indian | 9 | 2 | 0.09% |
| Pakistani | 10 | 4 | 0.19% |
| Caribbean | 14 | 1 | 0.05% |
| African | 15 | 4 | 0.19% |
| Any other ethnic group | 97 | 1 | 0.05% |
| Total | 2149 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 9 | 0.42% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 1816 | 84.78% |
| proxy | -7 | 147 | 6.86% |
| british/english/scottish/welsh/northern irish | 1 | 157 | 7.33% |
| irish | 2 | 1 | 0.05% |
| any other white background | 4 | 1 | 0.05% |
| white and black caribbean | 5 | 1 | 0.05% |
| indian | 9 | 2 | 0.09% |
| pakistani | 10 | 2 | 0.09% |
| caribbean | 14 | 2 | 0.09% |
| african | 15 | 2 | 0.09% |
| any other ethnic group | 97 | 2 | 0.09% |
| Total | 2142 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1391 | 58.32% |
| proxy | -7 | 206 | 8.64% |
| british/english/scottish/welsh/northern irish | 1 | 688 | 28.85% |
| irish | 2 | 4 | 0.17% |
| any other white background | 4 | 19 | 0.8% |
| white and black caribbean | 5 | 8 | 0.34% |
| white and black african | 6 | 5 | 0.21% |
| white and asian | 7 | 3 | 0.13% |
| any other mixed background | 8 | 4 | 0.17% |
| indian | 9 | 15 | 0.63% |
| pakistani | 10 | 13 | 0.55% |
| bangladeshi | 11 | 1 | 0.04% |
| chinese | 12 | 3 | 0.13% |
| any other asian background | 13 | 3 | 0.13% |
| caribbean | 14 | 7 | 0.29% |
| african | 15 | 6 | 0.25% |
| any other background | 16 | 1 | 0.04% |
| any other ethnic group | 97 | 8 | 0.34% |
| Total | 2385 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| proxy | -7 | 169 | 6.58% |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 0.08% |
| White British | 1 | 1986 | 77.34% |
| White Scottish | 2 | 168 | 6.54% |
| Other White British | 3 | 10 | 0.39% |
| White Irish | 4 | 2 | 0.08% |
| Any Other White Background | 5 | 59 | 2.3% |
| White and Black Caribbean | 6 | 7 | 0.27% |
| White and Black African | 7 | 5 | 0.19% |
| White and Asian | 8 | 3 | 0.12% |
| Any other mixed background (for Scotland: any mixed at all) | 9 | 4 | 0.16% |
| Indian | 10 | 34 | 1.32% |
| Pakistani | 11 | 22 | 0.86% |
| Any other Asian background | 13 | 11 | 0.43% |
| Caribbean | 14 | 13 | 0.51% |
| African | 15 | 22 | 0.86% |
| Any other Black background | 16 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Chinese | 17 | 8 | 0.31% |
| Any other ethnic group | 97 | 42 | 1.64% |
| Total | 2568 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 70 | 95.89% |
| British/English/Scottish/Welsh/Northern Irish | 1 | 3 | 4.11% |
| Total | 73 | 100.0% |
