Ethnicity

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Overview

• CSV field name: Ethnicity
• API field name: ethnicity
• HESA alignment: ETHNIC

Reference data

Code	Label
100	Asian - Bangladeshi or Bangladeshi British
101	Asian - Chinese or Chinese British
103	Asian - Indian or Indian British
104	Asian - Pakistani or Pakistani British
119	Any other Asian background
120	Black - African or African British
121	Black - Caribbean or Caribbean British
139	Any other Black background
140	Mixed or multiple ethnic groups - White or White British and Asian or Asian British
141	Mixed or multiple ethnic groups - White or White British and Black African or Black African British
142	Mixed or multiple ethnic groups - White or White British and Black Caribbean or Black Caribbean British
159	Any other Mixed or Multiple ethnic background
160	White - English, Scottish, Welsh, Northern Irish or British
163	White - Gypsy or Irish Traveller
166	White - Irish
168	White - Roma
179	Any other White background
180	Arab
899	Any other ethnic background
997	Not known
998	Prefer not to say
999	Not available