Population and Housing Census 2010
St. Lucia, 2010
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Ethnic group (P38_ETHNIC)
Data file: person
Overview
Valid:
0
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
77
End:
78
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Question pretext
Collecting data on ethnicity is important because there may be differences between groups, example in the areas of income, occupation and educational attainment.
A person's ethnic group refers more to the customs and culture of the group, while race refers more in a strict sense to physical characteristics. The respondent is free to determine how he/she chooses to respond to this question
A person's ethnic group refers more to the customs and culture of the group, while race refers more in a strict sense to physical characteristics. The respondent is free to determine how he/she chooses to respond to this question
Literal question
To which ethnic, racial or national group do you/does ……belong?
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | African Descent/Negor/Black |
| 2 | Indigenous people |
| 3 | East Indian |
| 4 | Chinese |
| 5 | Portuguese |
| 6 | Syrian/Lebanese |
| 7 | White/Caucasian |
| 8 | Mixed |
| 9 | Hispanic |
| 10 | other |
| 99 | Not Stated |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Interviewer instructions
Since in the majority of cases you will be interviewing one member of the household, you are required to insert an X in the box next to the response category to which the respondent says they or other members of the household belong.
If the person belongs to a group other than those identified in Categories 1 to 10, insert an X in the box next to Other (specify)_____' and also write in the answer on the line provided. Also DO NOT DECIDE BY APPEARANCES AND DO NOT ARGUE.
If you think you are being misled, make a note in the comments section on Page 2 of the household questionnaire and inform your Supervisor.
If the person belongs to a group other than those identified in Categories 1 to 10, insert an X in the box next to Other (specify)_____' and also write in the answer on the line provided. Also DO NOT DECIDE BY APPEARANCES AND DO NOT ARGUE.
If you think you are being misled, make a note in the comments section on Page 2 of the household questionnaire and inform your Supervisor.