1971 Census Appendix 7

ETHNIC ORIGIN CODES

Meaning of the individual characters of an ethnic origin code




Character 1

Character 2

Character 3




 

 

0 ==Not Coded

1 == Non-NCWP

1 == Non-NCWP

1 == Not applicable

2 == Pure

2 == West Indian

2 == Hindu

3 == Mixed

3 == Indian

3 == Muslim

 

4 == Pakistani (incl Bangladeshi)

4 == Sikh

 

5 == African (excl African Asian)

 

 

6 == African Asian

 

 

7 == Mediterranean Commonwealth

 

 

8 == Remainder of Commonwealth

 




 

List, and explanation, of ethnic origin codes




110

Non-NCWP

Not coded

111

  (ditto)

Not applicable

220

Pure West Indian

Not coded

221

  (ditto)

Not applicable

223

  (ditto)

Muslim

230

Pure Indian

Not coded

231

  (ditto)

Not applicable

232

  (ditto)

Hindu

233

  (ditto)

Muslim

234

  (ditto)

Sikh

240

Pure Pakistani (inc Bangladeshi)

Not coded

241

  (ditto)

Not Applicable

242

  (ditto)

Hindu

243

  (ditto)

Muslim

244

  (ditto)

Sikh

250

Pure African (excl African Asian)

Not Coded

251

  (ditto)

Not Applicable

253

  (ditto)

Muslim

260

Pure African Asian

Not coded

261

  (ditto)

Not Applicable

262

  (ditto)

Hindu

263

  (ditto)

Muslim

264

  (ditto)

Sikh

270

Pure Mediterranean Commonwealth

Not coded

271

  (ditto)

Not applicable

273

  (ditto)

Muslim

280

Pure Remainder Commonwealth

Not coded

281

  (ditto)

Not Applicable

283

  (ditto)

Muslim

320

Mixed West Indian

Not coded

321

  (ditto)

Not Applicable

323

  (ditto)

Muslim

330

Mixed Indian

Not coded

331

  (ditto)

Not applicable

332

  (ditto)

Hindu

333

  (ditto)

Muslim

334

  (ditto)

Sikh

340

Mixed Pakistani (incl Bangladeshi)

Not coded

341

  (ditto)

Not applicable

342

  (ditto)

Hindu

343

  (ditto)

Muslim

344

  (ditto)

Sikh

350

Mixed African (excl African Asian)

Not Coded

351

  (ditto)

Not Applicable

353

  (ditto)

Muslim

360

Mixed African Asian

Not Coded

361

  (ditto)

Not Applicable

362

Mixed African Asian

Hindu

363

  (ditto)

Muslim

364

  (ditto)

Sikh

370

Mixed Med Commonwealth

Not Coded

371

  (ditto)

Not Applicable

373

  (ditto)

Muslim

380

Mixed Rem Commonwealth

Not coded

381

  (ditto)

Not applicable

383

  (ditto)

Muslim