Ethnic group
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Variable note:
Please note that the categories in the related question are the same as the England and Wales (ONS) ethnic group question that was carried in the 2011 England and Wales Census but the ordering of the response options "Caribbean" and "African" are reversed.
Question asked in the latest wave:
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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
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| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 31231 | 95.07% |
| proxy | -7 | 74 | 0.23% |
| refusal | -2 | 7 | 0.02% |
| don't know | -1 | 7 | 0.02% |
| white: british/english/scottish/welsh/northern iri | 1 | 1151 | 3.5% |
| white: irish | 2 | 21 | 0.06% |
| white: gypsy or irish traveller | 3 | 1 | 0.0% |
| white: any other white background | 4 | 47 | 0.14% |
| mixed: white and black caribbean | 5 | 14 | 0.04% |
| mixed: white and black african | 6 | 8 | 0.02% |
| mixed: white and asian | 7 | 24 | 0.07% |
| mixed: any other mixed background | 8 | 15 | 0.05% |
| asian/asian british: indian | 9 | 58 | 0.18% |
| asian/asian british: pakistani | 10 | 80 | 0.24% |
| asian/asian british: bangladeshi | 11 | 29 | 0.09% |
| asian/asian british: chinese | 12 | 8 | 0.02% |
| asian/asian british: any other asian background | 13 | 20 | 0.06% |
| black/african/caribbean/black british: caribbean | 14 | 11 | 0.03% |
| black/african/caribbean/black british: african | 15 | 26 | 0.08% |
| black/african/caribbean/black british: any other b | 16 | 3 | 0.01% |
| other ethnic group: arab | 17 | 2 | 0.01% |
| other ethnic group: any other ethnic group | 97 | 12 | 0.04% |
| Total | 32849 | 100.0% |
| 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: 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 | 85 | 0.24% |
| 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: 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 | 149 | 0.51% |
| 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: 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 | 8 | 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: 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 | 16 | 0.04% |
| 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: 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 | 175 | 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: 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 | 13 | 0.03% |
| 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: 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 | 21 | 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: 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 | 26 | 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: 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 | 54 | 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: 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 | 756 | 1.48% |
| Total | 50994 | 100.0% |
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