The ethnicity of a PERSON, as specified by the PERSON.
Note: ETHNIC CATEGORY is the classification used for the 2001 census.
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 | 
