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ETHOR71
classificationfullnameEthnic Origin Indicator 1971
ix9110
classificationshortnameETHOR71
classificationmnemonic
keywordsCultural
descriptiongeneralBecause a question on ethnic origin was not included in the Census until 1991, the Ethnic Origin Indicator was specifically designed for the 1971 Census, to identify people born in the New Commonwealth or Pakistan (NCWP) who are not of UK descent, and people born in Great Britain to parents of a NCWP ethnic origin. It is derived on the basis of own and parents
descriptionlsethor7 is derived on the basis of own and parents
startdateCensus 1971
refsHattersley, Lin and Rosemary Creeser (1995) Longitudinal Study 1971-1991: History Quality and Organisation of the data. London: HMSO.
link1http://www.celsius.lshtm.ac.uk/modules/ethnicity/et010000.html
link2
link3
refernum7

References

RefnumReference
620See LS Technical Volume (Hattersley and Creeser, 1995) pp. 246-248, page 30.
71971 Census Appendix 7
  • Link: //ph3/webpages/dictionary/appendices/census71/71app07.html

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