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Scottish Surveys Core Questions 2023
Information on the composition, characteristics and attitudes of Scottish households and adults across a number of topic areas.
1.11 Presentation of Data on Ethnic Groups
Table 3: Grouping of ethnic groups in the SSCQ 2023
Due to rounding, summing figures in this table may not exactly match the presented totals. Figures have been rounded to be more in line with those presented in the Supplementary Tables in the Supporting Documents section on the website.
| Base Collection Categories | Sample | SSCQ Groups | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| A - White - White Scottish | 14,740 | White: Scottish | 14,740 |
| A - White - Other British | 2,830 | White: Other British | 2,830 |
| A - White – Polish | 220 | White: Polish | 220 |
| A - White – Irish | 180 |
White: Other |
940 |
| A - White - Gypsy/Traveller | <10 | ||
| A – White - Roma | <10 | ||
| A – White – Showman/Showwoman | <10 | ||
| A - White - Any other white ethnic group | 750 | ||
| C - Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British - Pakistani, Pakistani Scottish or Pakistani British | 110 | Asian | 510 |
| C - Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British - Indian, Indian Scottish or Indian British | 190 | ||
| C - Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British - Bangladeshi, Bangladeshi Scottish or Bangladeshi British | <10 | ||
| C - Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British - Chinese, Chinese Scottish or Chinese British | 80 | ||
| C - Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British - Other Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British | 120 | ||
| B - Mixed or Multiple Ethnic Group - Any mixed or multiple ethnic groups | 70 |
All other ethnic groups |
400 |
|
D - African - African, African Scottish or African British |
210 | ||
| E - Caribbean or Black | 20 | ||
| F - Other Ethnic Group - Arab, Arab Scottish or Arab British | 40 | ||
| F - Other Ethnic Group – Other | 50 |