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Ethnic groups

There are 42 different ethnic groups referenced in the data:

Ethnic group Pages Dimensions
Arab 41 84
All 5 11
Unknown 5 11
Unclassified 5 11
Mixed White/Black 1 1
Asian 128 307
Asian excluding Chinese 31 67
Bangladeshi 79 194
Chinese 91 261
Indian 82 206
Pakistani 79 194
Pakistani and Bangladeshi 4 12
Asian other 79 194
Asian other including Chinese 4 12
Black 146 413
Black African 68 151
Black Caribbean 68 151
Black other 68 151
Mixed 132 390
Mixed White/Asian 66 146
Mixed White/Black African 65 145
Mixed White/Black Caribbean 65 145
Mixed other 66 146
White 139 397
White British 99 262
White Irish 66 146
White Gypsy/Traveller 37 68
Gypsy/Roma 23 65
Gypsy/Traveller/Irish Traveller 4 16
Irish Traveller 23 65
White other 69 158
White other than British 29 75
Other 116 269
Other including Asian 1 1
Other including Chinese 34 104
Other including Mixed 16 24
Other (inc Gypsy/Traveller/Irish Traveller) 4 16
Other than White 26 50
Other than White British 8 29
Any other 65 145
Not applicable 15 34
Unmatched 5 11

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