Scottish Surveys Core Questions 2022

Information on the composition, characteristics and attitudes of Scottish households and adults across a number of topic areas.


1.12 Presentation of Data on Ethnic Group

Table 3: Grouping of ethnic group in the SSCQ 2022

Due to rounding, summing figures in this table may not exactly match the presented totals. Figures have been rounded to be more in line with those presented in the Supplementary Tables in the Supporting Documents section.

Base Collection Categories

Sample

SSCQ Groups

Sample

A - White - White Scottish

14,650

White: Scottish

14,650

A - White - Other British

2,830

White: Other British

2,830

A - White – Polish

180

White: Polish

180

A - White – Irish

160

White: Other

570

 

A - White - Gypsy/Traveller

40

A - White - Any other white ethnic group

370

C - Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British - Pakistani, Pakistani Scottish or Pakistani British

180

Asian

830

 

C - Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British - Indian, Indian Scottish or Indian British

130

C - Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British - Bangladeshi, Bangladeshi Scottish or Bangladeshi British

300

C - Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British - Chinese, Chinese Scottish or Chinese British

150

C - Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British - Other Asian, “Asian” Scottish or “Asian” British

60

B - Mixed or Multiple Ethnic Group - Any mixed or multiple ethnic groups

30

All other ethnic groups

490

 

D - African - African, African Scottish or African British

130

D - African - Other African background

60

E - Caribbean or Black - Caribbean, Caribbean Scottish or Caribbean British

90

E - Caribbean or Black - Black, Black Scottish or Black British

<10

E - Caribbean or Black - Other Caribbean or Black background

50

F - Other Ethnic Group - Arab, Arab Scottish or Arab British

50

F - Other Ethnic Group – Other

80

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