Ethnicity

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Overview

• Label: Ethnicity
• Name: ethnicity

Reference data

HESA code	Label	Register ID	Register name
180	Arab	Arab	Arab
100	Asian - Bangladeshi or Bangladeshi British	Bangladeshi	Bangladeshi
101	Asian - Chinese or Chinese British	Chinese	Chinese
103	Asian - Indian or Indian British	Indian	Indian
104	Asian - Pakistani or Pakistani British	Pakistani	Pakistani
119	Any other Asian background	Another Asian background	Another Asian background
120	Black - African or African British	African	African
121	Black - Caribbean or Caribbean British	Caribbean	Caribbean
139	Any other Black background	Another Black background	Another Black background
140	Mixed or multiple ethnic groups - White or White British and Asian or Asian British	Asian and White	Asian and White
141	Mixed or multiple ethnic groups - White or White British and Black African or Black African British	Black African and White	Black African and White
142	Mixed or multiple ethnic groups - White or White British and Black Caribbean or Black Caribbean British	Black Caribbean and White	Black Caribbean and White
159	Any other Mixed or Multiple ethnic background	Another Mixed background	Another Mixed background
160	White - English, Scottish, Welsh, Northern Irish or British	British, English, Northern Irish, Scottish, or Welsh	British, English, Northern Irish, Scottish, or Welsh
163	White - Gypsy or Irish Traveller	Traveller or Gypsy	Traveller or Gypsy
166	White - Irish	Irish	Irish
168	White - Roma	Roma	Roma
179	Any other White background	Another White background	Another White background
899	Any other ethnic background	Another ethnic background	Another ethnic background
997	Not known	Not provided	Not provided
998	Prefer not to say	Not provided	Not provided
999	Not available	Not provided	Not provided