TOPICS: CULTURAL
Country of Birth
Definition
This question records each person's country of birth. A different order is used for the tick box responses for England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Where there is no applicable tick-box, the respondent is asked to write-in the present name of their country of birth. The variable is coded using the ONS Geography Classification of Countries (OGCC) (a coding system used in some other ONS outputs).
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Output Classifications
Applicability: All people, UK
The most detailed classification used in standard output is:
Europe
United Kingdom:
Scotland
England
Northern Ireland
Wales
UK part not specified
Republic of Ireland
Ireland part not specified
Channel Islands and Isle of Man
Other Western Europe
EU countries
France
Germany
Italy
Netherlands
Spain
Other EU
Non EU countries in Western Europe
Eastern Europe
Poland
Other Eastern Europe
Africa
North Africa
Central and Western Africa
South and Eastern Africa
Asia
Middle East
Cyprus
Iran
Other Middle East
Far East
China
Hong Kong
Japan
Malaysia
Singapore
Other Far East
South Asia
Bangladesh
India
Pakistan
Other South Asia
North America
Canada
Caribbean & West Indies
USA
Other North America
South America
Oceania
Australia
New Zealand
Other Oceania
Other
The following list gives the countries available for commissioned output. The codes in brackets represent the corresponding OGCC codes. (nos) stands for 'not otherwise specified'.
Europe
United Kingdom:
Republic of Ireland (097)
Ireland part not specified (930)
Channel Islands (003, 044, 083, 083A, 083B, 083C, 103, 177)
Isle of Man (128)
Other Western Europe
EU countries
Non EU countries in Western Europe
Andorra (005)
Gibraltar (077)
Iceland (092)
Liechtenstein (118)
Malta and Gozo (127)
Monaco (135)
Norway (153)
San Marino (175)
Switzerland (196)
Europe (nos) (927)
Eastern Europe
Albania (002)
Belarus (018)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (025, 088)
Bulgaria (032)
Commonwealth of (Russian) Independent States (nos) (048)
Croatia (053)
Czech Republic (056, 227)
Estonia (066)
Hungary (091)
Latvia (113)
Lithuania (119)
Macedonia (121)
Montenegro (138)
Moldova (134)
Poland (163)
Romania (168)
Russia (169)
Serbia (181,181A)
Slovakia (185)
Slovenia (186)
Turkey (206)
Ukraine (231)
Union of Soviet Socialist States (nos) (228)
Yugoslavia (nos) (223)
Africa
North Africa
Central and Western Africa
Benin (021)
Burkina Faso (033)
Cameroon (037)
Central African Republic (042)
Chad (043)
Congo (050)
Equatorial Guinea (065)
Gabon (072)
Gambia (073)
Ghana (076)
Guinea (084)
Guinea – Bissau (085)
Ivory Coast (100)
Liberia (116)
Mali (126)
Niger (149)
Nigeria (150)
Sao Tome and Principe (176)
Senegal (180)
Sierra Leone (183)
Togo (202)
Democratic Republic of Congo (224, 006A)
West Africa (nos) and Africa (nos) (922, 939)
South and Eastern Africa
Angola (006)
Botswana (026)
Burundi (035)
Comoros (049)
Djibouti (058)
Ethiopia (067)
Kenya (106)
Lesotho (115)
Madagascar (122)
Malawi (123)
Mauritius (131)
Mozambique (140)
Namibia (141, 189E)
Reunion (167)
Rwanda (170)
St. Helena and Dependencies (172, 172A-G)
Seychelles (182)
Somalia (188)
South Africa (189, 189A, 189B, 189C)
Swaziland (194)
Tanzania (200)
Uganda (210)
Zambia (225)
Zimbabwe (226)
Eritrea (229)
East Africa (nos) (920)
Asia
Middle East
Bahrain (015)
Cyprus (055)
Iran (095)
Iraq (096)
Israel (098)
Jordan (104)
Kuwait (110)
Lebanon (114)
Occupied Territories (Gaza and West Bank) (098A, 156)
Oman (154)
Qatar (166)
Saudi Arabia (178)
Syrian Arab Republic (197)
United Arab Emirates (212, 212A-G)
Yemen (222, 222A)
Middle East (nos) (931)
Far East
Brunei (031)
Myanmar (034)
Cambodia (036)
China (046, 046A, 164B)
Hong Kong (046B)
Indonesia (011C, 094, 094B)
Japan (102)
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of (108)
Korea, Republic of (109)
Laos (112)
Malaysia (124)
Mongolia (136)
Philippines (161)
Singapore (184)
Taiwan (198)
Thailand (201)
Vietnam (219)
Asian countries in former USSR:
Middle East
Armenia (230)
Azerbaijan (013)
Georgia (074)
Far East
Kazakhstan (105)
Kyrgyzstan (111)
Tajikistan (199)
Turkmenistan (207)
Uzbekistan (216)
South Asia
North America
Canada (038, 071G)
USA (214)
West Indies
Anguilla (007)
Antigua and Barbuda (008, 008A, 008B)
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Bahamas (014)
Barbados (017)
Bermuda (022)
British Virgin Islands (030)
Cayman Islands (041)
Dominica (059)
Grenada (081)
Guadeloupe (071D)
Jamaica (101)
Martinique (071E)
Montserrat (137)
Netherland Antilles (145, 145B, 145C)
St Christopher (St Kitts) – Nevis (171)
St Lucia (173)
St Vincent and the Grenadines (174)
Trinidad and Tobago (204)
Turks and Caicos Islands (208)
US Virgin Islands (214H)
West Indies (nos) (937)
Caribbean
Cuba (054)
Dominican Republic (060)
Haiti (087)
Puerto Rico (165)
Other North America
Belize (020)
Costa Rica (052)
El Salvador (063)
Greenland (080)
Guatemala (082)
Honduras (089)
Mexico (132)
Nicaragua (148)
Panama (157, 157A)
South America
Argentina (009)
Bolivia (024)
Brazil (027)
Chile (045)
Columbia (047)
Ecuador (061)
Falkland Islands (068, 068A, 068B)
French Guiana (071A)
Guyana (086)
Paraguay (159)
Peru (160)
Suriname (193)
Uruguay (215)
Venezuela (218)
South America (nos) (934)
Oceania
Australia (011)
Caroline Islands (040)
Cook Islands (051)
Fiji (069)
Kiribati (107)
Marshall Islands (129)
Micronesia (The Federated States of) (133)
Nauru (142)
New Zealand (147)
Niue (151)
Papua New Guinea (158)
Pitcairn Islands Group (162)
Solomon Islands (187)
Tonga (203)
Tuvalu (209)
Vanuatu (217)
Western Samoa (221)
Other Oceania (009A, 011A, 011B, 011D-F, 028, 045A, 071B, 071C, 071F, 071H, 074F, 147A, 147B, 153A-C, 214A-G, 214J)
Other
At sea (900)
In the air (903)
Elsewhere not stated (299)
Output
CAST07
S202, S206, S236
KS05
T16, T17, T27
Census Areas Statistics (CAS), Census Areas Statistics Theme (CAST), Key Statistics (KS) and Univariate (UV) tables are available for all census areas. Standard (S) and Theme (T) tables are available at ST Ward/ST Postcode Sector and above. Click here to view a diagram of the census areas.
Ethnic Group
Definition
This question records each person's perceived ethnic group and cultural background. Although the questions differ between the different parts of the UK, the same detailed codes are used across the UK to code the write-in responses. In standard output the most detailed classification used is 16 groups (England and Wales), 14 groups (Scotland) and 12 groups (Northern Ireland). The full list of categories will be available for commissioned output.
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Output Classifications
SCOTLAND
White Scottish
Other White British
White Irish
Other White
Indian
Pakistani and other South Asian
Pakistani
Bangladeshi
Other South Asian
Chinese
Other
ENGLAND AND WALES
White
British
Irish
Other White
Mixed
Asian and Asian British
Indian
Pakistani
Bangladeshi
Other Asian
Black or Black British
Caribbean
African
Other Black
Chinese or Other Ethnic Group
Chinese
Other Ethnic Group
NORTHERN IRELAND
White
Mixed
Asian
Indian
Pakistani
Bangladeshi
Other Asian
Black
Black Caribbean
Black African
Black Other
Chinese or Other Ethnic Group
Chinese
Other Ethnic Group
DETAILED CATEGORIES
British, Mixed British
Irish
English
Scottish
Welsh
Cornish
Northern Irish
Ulster Scots
Cypriot (part not stated)
Greek
Greek Cypriot
Turkish
Turkish Cypriot
Italian
Irish Traveller
Traveller
Gypsy/Romany
Polish
Baltic States (Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian)
Commonwealth o (Russian) Independent States
Kosovan
Albanian
Bosnian
Croatian
Serbian
Other republics which made up the former Yugoslavia
Mixed: Irish and Other white
Other white European, European Mixed
Other mixed white
Other white, white unspecified
-
White and Black Caribbean
White and Black African
White and Asian
Black and Asian
Black and Chinese
Black and White
Chinese and White
Asian and Chinese
Other Mixed, Mixed unspecified
-
Indian or British Indian
Pakistani or British Pakistani
Bangladeshi or British Bangladeshi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
East African Asian
Sri Lankan
Tamil
Sinhalese
Caribbean Asian
British Asian
Mixed Asian
Other Asian, Asian unspecified
-
Caribbean
African
Somali
Nigerian
Black British
Mixed Black
Other Black, Black unspecified
-
Chinese
Vietnamese
Japanese
Filipino
Malaysian
-
Buddhist
Hindu
Jewish
Muslim
Sikh
Arab
North African
Middle Eastern (excluding Israeli, Iranian and 'Arab')
Israeli
Iranian
Kurdish
Moroccan
Latin American
South and Central American
Multi-ethnic islands: Mauritian, Seychellois, Maldivian, St Helena
Any other group
-
Applicability: All people.
Output
CAST07, CAST08
S201, S202, S205, S207, S208, S209, S211, S212, S213, S216, S226, S227, S228, S238, S235, S236, S237, S239, S240, S241, S242, S243, S244, S245, S246, S247
KS06
T25, T26, T27, T28
UV10
Census Areas Statistics (CAS), Census Areas Statistics Theme (CAST), Key Statistics (KS) and Univariate (UV) tables are available for all census areas. Standard (S) and Theme (T) tables are available at ST Ward/ST Postcode Sector and above. Click here to view a diagram of the census areas.
Language, Gaelic (Scotland)
Definition
This question asks the person's abilities in Scottish Gaelic through multi-ticking a list of 4 competencies.
Separate variables are provided on the output database for each type of competence.
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Output Classifications
Applicability: All people
LNUPWSNI
0 Cannot understand spoken language
1 Can understand spoken language
LANSPWSNI
0 Cannot speak language
1 Can speak language
LANRPWSNI
0 Cannot read language
1 Can read language
LANWPWSNI
0 Cannot write language
1 Can write language
Total number of categories for each variable: 2
Output
CAS206
S206
KS06
T27
UV12
Census Areas Statistics (CAS), Census Areas Statistics Theme (CAST), Key Statistics (KS) and Univariate (UV) tables are available for all census areas. Standard (S) and Theme (T) tables are available at ST Ward/ST Postcode Sector and above. Click here to view a diagram of the census areas.
Multiple Ethnic Identifier
Definition
This household classification provides an indicator of multiple ethnic identities within and between family generations. 'Same ethnic group' is defined as the same category in the 16 group classification (England and Wales), 14 group classification (Scotland) or 12 group classification (Northern Ireland). See Ethnic Group (ETHPUK).
Output Classifications
Applicability: All occupied household spaces
1 One person household
2 All household members have the same ethnic group
3 Different identities between generations only
4 Different identities within partnerships (whether or not also different identities between generations)
5 Any other combination of multiple ethnic identities
X Not applicable
Total number of categories: 6
Not applicable category (X) comprises: households with no residents
Output
UV69
Census Areas Statistics (CAS), Census Areas Statistics Theme (CAST), Key Statistics (KS) and Univariate (UV) tables are available for all census areas. Standard (S) and Theme (T) tables are available at ST Ward/ST Postcode Sector and above. Click here to view a diagram of the census areas.
Religion
Definition
These questions ask the person to record their religion. In Scotland there is a separate question asking for the religion the person was brought up in. In Northern Ireland, people who do not regard themselves as belonging to any religion are asked to record the religion they were brought up in. A write-in is provided where the person's religion is not provided as a tick box response. A detailed list of codes was used to code the write-in responses for England and Wales and Northern Ireland. This list contains some codes, added during processing, which are only applicable in Northern Ireland. Write-in answers are not coded in Scotland.
Missing answers will not be imputed so the classifications include a 'not stated' category.
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Output Classifications
The classifications usd in standard output are:
SCOTLAND
None
Church of Scotland
Roman Catholic
Other Christian
Buddhist
Hindu
Jewish
Muslim
Sikh
Another religion
Not answered
Output
CAS203
S203
KS07
T25, T26
UV16, UV17
Census Areas Statistics (CAS), Census Areas Statistics Theme (CAST), Key Statistics (KS) and Univariate (UV) tables are available for all census areas. Standard (S) and Theme (T) tables are available at ST Ward/ST Postcode Sector and above. Click here to view a diagram of the census areas.
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