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The ethnic group categories used in the National Health Service in England are based on the 2001 census. It has been argued that this causes problems, as other agencies such as social services use the newer 2011 census categories. [38] In Scotland, the 2011 Scottish census categories are now used. [39]
The 1991 UK census was the first to include a question on ethnicity. [15] [16] The 2001 UK Census classified ethnicity into several groups: White, Black, Asian, Mixed, Chinese and Other. [17] [18] These categories formed the basis for all National Ethnicity statistics until the 2011 Census results were issued. [18]
The 2011 Census gave the figure as 2.2% for England and Wales. [11] Office for National Statistics estimates suggest that 956,700 mixed-ethnicity people were resident in England (as opposed to the whole of the country) as of mid-2009, compared to 654,000 at mid-2001. [12] As of May 2011, this figure surpassed 1 million. [13]
Since the UK census relies on self-completion, [23] the composition of the other ethnic group category is not fixed. Analysis by the Office for National Statistics of the 220,000 people in England and Wales who ticked the other ethnic group box in the 2001 census reveals that 53 per cent were born in the Far East , 10 per cent in the UK, 10 per ...
The section on ethnicity was expanded to include a "Gypsy or Irish Traveller" tick-box under the "White" heading and an "Arab" tick-box under the "Other ethnic group" heading, whilst Chinese was merged into the "Asian British" category, which formerly only included South Asian ethnic groups.
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]
Mixed White and Black Caribbean is an ethnic group category that was first introduced by the United Kingdom's Office for National Statistics for the 2001 Census.Colloquially it refers to British citizens or residents whose parents are of a White ethnic background and Black Caribbean ethnic background.
Mixed White and Asian population pyramid in 2021. The White and Asian Mixed population has increased with each decennial census, starting from 189,015 people with the category's introduction in 2001, [2] rising to 341,727 in 2011 [3] to now 488,225 in 2021 in England and Wales.