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
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.
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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.