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Ethnic groups

There are 42 different ethnic groups referenced in the data:

Ethnic group Pages Dimensions
Arab 41 84
Unclassified 8 18
Unknown 8 18
All 8 18
Mixed White/Black 2 6
Asian 129 308
Asian excluding Chinese 30 66
Bangladeshi 80 200
Chinese 92 266
Indian 82 207
Pakistani 80 200
Pakistani and Bangladeshi 2 7
Asian other 80 200
Asian other including Chinese 2 7
Black 147 413
Black African 66 150
Black Caribbean 66 150
Black other 66 150
Mixed 133 390
Mixed White/Asian 65 150
Mixed White/Black African 63 144
Mixed White/Black Caribbean 63 144
Mixed other 65 150
White 139 392
White British 98 261
White Irish 65 150
White Gypsy/Traveller 37 68
Gypsy/Roma 22 65
Gypsy/Traveller/Irish Traveller 4 16
Irish Traveller 22 65
White other 67 157
White other than British 29 75
Other 116 268
Other including Asian 1 1
Other including Chinese 34 105
Other including Mixed 16 24
Other (inc Gypsy/Traveller/Irish Traveller) 4 16
Other than White 23 44
Other than White British 8 29
Any other 63 144
Not applicable 17 47
Unmatched 8 18

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