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National census classification of ethnicity A number of different systems of classification of ethnicity in the United Kingdom exist. These schemata have been the subject of debate, including about the nature of ethnicity, how or whether it can be categorised, and the relationship between ethnicity, race, and nationality. National statistics The ethnic group question used in the 2011 census in ...
The UK has a history of small-scale non-European immigration, with Liverpool having the oldest Black British community dating back to at least the 1730s, during the period of the African slave trade. [8] The oldest Chinese community in Europe, dates back to the arrival of Chinese seamen in the 19th century. [9]
A 2007 study on the genetic history of Europe found that the most important genetic differentiation in Europe occurs on a line from the north to the south-east (northern Europe to the Balkans), with another east–west axis of differentiation across Europe, separating the indigenous Basques, Sardinians and Sami from other European populations ...
In 1979, many ethnic minorities refused to answer this question due to the fear of deportation. [153] In the 2011 census, the ethnic group options for England and Wales were White, Mixed, Asian British, Black British, Chinese or other ethnic group, and Not stated, with ethnic origin sub-group choices for most of these. [154]
The lists are commonly used in economics literature to compare the levels of ethnic, cultural, linguistic and religious fractionalization in different countries. [1] [2] Fractionalization is the probability that two individuals drawn randomly from the country's groups are not from the same group (ethnic, religious, or whatever the criterion is).
This is a list of districts of England showing their ethnic composition as recorded in the 2021 census. [1] There were 309 English districts at the time of the 2021 census. Census respondents were asked, 'What is your ethnic group? Choose one section from A to E, then tick one box to best describe your ethnic group or background'. [2]
A 2010 estimate for the whole of the UK shows that 4.76 million people (7.7 per cent) were born outside the EU and 2.24 million (3.6 per cent) were born in another EU member state. [12] The Office for National Statistics produces annual estimates of the size of the UK population by country of birth, based on the Annual Population Survey. The ...
In the 2001 UK Census, the majority of people living in England and Wales ticking the 'Other White' ethnic group specified their ethnicity as European. [17] Four out of five of the 'Other White' category (i.e. not British or Irish) were born overseas.