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1991 Census - IPUMS Subset

United Kingdom, 1991
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GBR_1991_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Ethnic group (UK1991A_ETHNIC)

Data file: GBR1991_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 180
End: 181
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="UK91A408">11. Ethnic group<br /><div class="i1">Please tick the appropriate box.<br />If the person is descended from more than one ethnic or racial group, please tick the group to which the person considers he/she belongs, or tick the 'Any other ethnic group' box and describe the person's ancestry in the space provided.<br /><br />[] White<br />[] Black-Caribbean<br />[] Black-African<br />[] Black-Other, please describe ________<br />[] Indian<br />[] Pakistani<br />[] Bangladeshi<br />[] Chinese<br />[] Any other group, please describe ________</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
01 White
02 Black Caribbean
03 Black African
04 Black other
05 Indian
06 Pakistani
07 Bangladeshi
08 Chinese
09 Other-- Asian
10 Other--other
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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Definition
This variable indicates the person's ethnic group.
Universe
United Kingdom 1991: All persons

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