The ethnicity of a PERSON, as specified by the PERSON.
Note: ETHNIC CATEGORY is the classification used for the 2001 census, replacing ETHNIC GROUP in the Commissioning Data Set Flows.
The Office for National Statistics has developed a further breakdown of the group from that given, which may be used locally.
National Codes:
| White | |
| A | British |
| B | Irish |
| C | Any other White background |
| Mixed | |
| D | White and Black Caribbean |
| E | White and Black African |
| F | White and Asian |
| G | Any other mixed background |
| Asian or Asian British | |
| H | Indian |
| J | Pakistani |
| K | Bangladeshi |
| L | Any other Asian background |
| Black or Black British | |
| M | Caribbean |
| N | African |
| P | Any other Black background |
| Other Ethnic Groups | |
| R | Chinese |
| S | Any other ethnic group |
| Z | Not stated |
National code Z - Not Stated should be used where the PERSON has been given the opportunity to state their ETHNIC CATEGORY but chose not to.
This attribute is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| plural | ETHNIC CATEGORY CODES |