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Ethnic groups

There are 41 different ethnic groups referenced in the data:

Ethnic group Pages Dimensions
Arab 37 75
All 3 6
Unknown 3 6
Unclassified 3 6
Asian 122 285
Asian excluding Chinese 30 66
Bangladeshi 77 184
Chinese 89 250
Indian 79 193
Pakistani 77 184
Pakistani and Bangladeshi 2 9
Asian other 77 184
Asian other including Chinese 2 9
Black 142 390
Black African 67 147
Black Caribbean 67 147
Black other 67 147
Mixed 128 367
Mixed White/Asian 64 141
Mixed White/Black African 64 141
Mixed White/Black Caribbean 64 141
Mixed other 64 141
White 133 366
White British 97 255
White Irish 64 141
White Gypsy/Traveller 33 59
Gypsy/Roma 23 66
Gypsy/Traveller/Irish Traveller 4 16
Irish Traveller 23 66
White other 66 150
White other than British 30 76
Other 109 242
Other including Asian 1 1
Other including Chinese 34 108
Other including Mixed 16 24
Other (inc Gypsy/Traveller/Irish Traveller) 4 16
Other than White 25 47
Other than White British 8 29
Any other 64 141
Not applicable 13 30
Unmatched 3 6

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