Ethnicity



Coding system
CTV3 (Read V3)
Coding system release
unknown
Organisation
OpenSAFELY
Codelist ID
opensafely/ethnicity
Version Tag
2020-04-27
Version ID
746e4c98

Versions
  • 2020-04-27

Description

A list of ethnicity codes in use in UK general practice including aggregate grouping at two levels.

5+1 category labels are:

  • 1 - White
  • 2 - Mixed
  • 3 - South Asian
  • 4 - Black
  • 5 - Other
  • 6 - Not stated

16+1 category labels are:

  • 1 - White British
  • 2 - White Irish
  • 3 - Other White
  • 4 - White and Caribbean
  • 5 - White and African
  • 6 - White and Asian
  • 7 - Other mixed
  • 8 - Indian
  • 9 - Pakistani
  • 10 - Bangladeshi
  • 11 - Other South Asian
  • 12 - Caribbean
  • 13 - African
  • 14 - Other Black
  • 15 - Chinese
  • 16 - All other ethnic groups
  • 17 - Not stated

Methodology

An initial long list of ethnicity codes was provided from a paper on the Completeness and Usability of Ethnicity Data in UK-based Primary Care and Hospital Databases. This list was further iterated by aggregating ethnicity to parent ethnicity at two levels based on a list provided by Rohini Mathur, the first author on the above paper. This task was completed independently by Ieva Lipsa, Alex J Walker and Brian MacKenna. Any divergence was resolved through discussion between AJW and BMK.

We are aware that some of the individual codes contained in this codelist may be offensive and upsetting. Although these terms are outdated and no longer in routine use, it is necessary to include them in codelists due to the historic nature of the data that is being analysed.

References

Signed off by

  • Brian MacKenna, (April 22, 2020)
  • Alex Walker, (April 22, 2020)

Codelists are developed by a broad community of users for individual study purposes, which may or may not meet the needs of other studies. They should not be thought of as universal definitions of a particular condition.

We don't offer any guarantees about what they do or don't identify. Users should carefully check that any codelist meets their needs, and seek clinical input where appropriate.

Description Code Grouping_16 Grouping_6
Race: Caucasian 134B. 1 1
Race - British Y9930 1 1
White - ethnic group 9S1.. 1 1
White British XaFwD 1 1
Other white British ethnic group XaIui 1 1
British or mixed British - ethnic category 2001 census XaJQv 1 1
White British - ethnic category 2001 census XaQEa 1 1
White:Eng/Welsh/Scot/NI/Brit - England and Wales 2011 census XactH 1 1
Irish (NMO) 9SA9. 2 1
White Irish XaFwE 2 1
Irish - ethnic category 2001 census XaJQw 2 1
Mixed Irish and other White - ethnic category 2001 census XaJSN 2 1
White Irish - ethnic category 2001 census XaQEb 2 1
White: Irish - England and Wales ethnic category 2011 census XactI 2 1
White: Irish - Scotland ethnic category 2011 census Xacuu 2 1
Race - Mediterranean Y9932 3 1
Greek &/or Greek Cypriot (NMO) 9SAA. 3 1
Turkish &/or Turkish Cypriot (NMO) 9SAB. 3 1
Other European (NMO) 9SAC. 3 1
New Zealand European 9T11. 3 1
Greek/Greek Cypriot (NMO) XE2Nz 3 1
Turkish/Turkish Cypriot (NMO) XE2O0 3 1
Greek (NMO) XM1SF 3 1
Greek Cypriot (NMO) XM1SG 3 1
Turkish (NMO) XM1SH 3 1
Turkish Cypriot (NMO) XM1SI 3 1
Gypsies XS7AU 3 1
Other white ethnic group XaFwF 3 1
Irish traveller XaFx2 3 1
White Scottish XaIuh 3 1
Other White background - ethnic category 2001 census XaJQx 3 1
English - ethnic category 2001 census XaJRC 3 1
Scottish - ethnic category 2001 census XaJRD 3 1
Welsh - ethnic category 2001 census XaJRE 3 1
Northern Irish - ethnic category 2001 census XaJRF 3 1
Cornish - ethnic category 2001 census XaJRG 3 1
Cypriot (part not stated) - ethnic category 2001 census XaJRg 3 1
Ulster Scots - ethnic category 2001 census XaJRh 3 1
Greek - ethnic category 2001 census XaJRi 3 1
Greek Cypriot - ethnic category 2001 census XaJRj 3 1
Turkish - ethnic category 2001 census XaJRk 3 1
Turkish Cypriot - ethnic category 2001 census XaJRl 3 1
Italian - ethnic category 2001 census XaJRm 3 1
Irish Traveller - ethnic category 2001 census XaJSB 3 1
Traveller - ethnic category 2001 census XaJSC 3 1
Gypsy/Romany - ethnic category 2001 census XaJSD 3 1
Polish - ethnic category 2001 census XaJSE 3 1
Baltic Estonian/Latvian/Lithuanian - ethn categ 2001 census XaJSF 3 1
Commonwealth (Russian) Indep States - ethn categ 2001 census XaJSG 3 1
Kosovan - ethnic category 2001 census XaJSH 3 1
Albanian - ethnic category 2001 census XaJSI 3 1
Bosnian - ethnic category 2001 census XaJSJ 3 1
Croatian - ethnic category 2001 census XaJSK 3 1
Serbian - ethnic category 2001 census XaJSL 3 1
Other republics former Yugoslavia - ethnic categ 2001 census XaJSM 3 1
Other mixed White - ethnic category 2001 census XaJSO 3 1
Oth White European/European unsp/Mixed European 2001 census XaJSP 3 1
Other White or White unspecified ethnic category 2001 census XaJSQ 3 1
Romanian XaR4o 3 1
Bulgarian XaR4p 3 1
Czech XaR61 3 1
Slovak XaVw5 3 1
Portuguese XaW8w 3 1
White: Gypsy/Irish Traveller - Eng+Wales eth cat 2011 census XactJ 3 1
White: other White backgrd- Eng+Wales ethnic cat 2011 census XactK 3 1
White - Northern Ireland ethnic category 2011 census XacuQ 3 1
Irish Traveller - Northern Ireland ethnic cat 2011 census XacuR 3 1
White: Scottish - Scotland ethnic category 2011 census Xacus 3 1
White: other British - Scotland ethnic category 2011 census Xacut 3 1
White: Gypsy/Irish Traveller - Scotland ethnic cat 2011 cens Xacuv 3 1
White: Polish - Scotland ethnic category 2011 census Xacux 3 1
White: other White ethnic grp- Scotland ethnic cat 2011 cens Xacuy 3 1
Slovak Roma XaedN 3 1
Czech Roma XaedQ 3 1
Hungarian Roma XaedS 3 1
Polish Roma XaedT 3 1
Romanian Roma XaedU 3 1
Roma ethnic group XaedV 3 1
Bulgarian Roma XaedW 3 1
Traveller Y1527 3 1
Black Caribbean and White XaIB5 4 2
White and Black Caribbean - ethnic category 2001 census XaJQy 4 2
Mixed: White+Black Caribbean - Eng+Wales eth cat 2011 census XactL 4 2
Mixed: White and Black Caribbean - NI ethnic cat 2011 census XacuS 4 2
Race: Afro-caucasian 134L. 5 2
Black African and White XaIB6 5 2
White and Black African - ethnic category 2001 census XaJQz 5 2
Mixed: White+Black African - Eng+Wales eth cat 2011 census Xactd 5 2
Mixed: White and Black African - NI ethnic cat 2011 census XacuT 5 2
Other ethnic, Asian/White orig 9SB2. 6 2
White and Asian - ethnic category 2001 census XaJR0 6 2
Mixed: White+Asian - Eng+Wales ethnic category 2011 census Xacte 6 2
Mixed: White and Asian - NI ethnic category 2011 census XacuU 6 2
Race: Mixed 134J. 7 2
Black - other, mixed 9S5.. 7 2
Black - other, mixed 9S5.. 7 2
Other Black - Black/White orig 9S51. 7 2
Other Black - Black/White orig 9S51. 7 2
Other Black - Black/Asian orig 9S52. 7 2
Other Black - Black/Asian orig 9S52. 7 2
Other ethnic, mixed origin 9SB.. 7 2
Other ethnic, Black/White orig 9SB1. 7 2
Other ethnic, mixed white orig 9SB3. 7 2
Other ethnic, other mixed orig 9SB4. 7 2
Mixed ethnic census group XaFwG 7 2
Other Mixed background - ethnic category 2001 census XaJR1 7 2
Black and Asian - ethnic category 2001 census XaJRH 7 2
Black and Chinese - ethnic category 2001 census XaJRI 7 2
Black and White - ethnic category 2001 census XaJRJ 7 2
Chinese and White - ethnic category 2001 census XaJRK 7 2
Asian and Chinese - ethnic category 2001 census XaJRL 7 2
Other Mixed or Mixed unspecified ethnic category 2001 census XaJRM 7 2
Mixed Asian - ethnic category 2001 census XaJRN 7 2
Mixed Black - ethnic category 2001 census XaJRY 7 2
Mixed: other Mixed/multiple backgrd - Eng+Wales 2011 census Xactf 7 2
Mixed: other Mixed/multiple ethnic backgrd - NI 2011 census Xacua 7 2
Mixed/multiple ethnic grps: any- Scot ethnic cat 2011 census Xacuz 7 2
Race - Indian Y9931 8 3
Indian 9S6.. 8 3
Indian sub-continent (NMO) 9SA7. 8 3
Indian or British Indian - ethnic category 2001 census XaJR2 8 3
Asian/Asian Brit: Indian - Eng+Wales ethnic cat 2011 census Xactg 8 3
Asian or Asian British: Indian - NI ethnic cat 2011 census Xacuc 8 3
Asian: Indian, Indian Scot/Indian Brit- Scotland 2011 census Xacv2 8 3
Race: Pakistani 134M. 9 3
Pakistani 9S7.. 9 3
Pakistani or British Pakistani - ethnic category 2001 census XaJR3 9 3
Asian/Asian British:Pakistani- Eng+Wales eth cat 2011 census Xacth 9 3
Asian/Asian British: Pakistani - NI ethnic cat 2011 census Xacui 9 3
Asian: Pakistani/Pakistani Scot/Pakistani Brit- Scot 2011 Xacv0 9 3
Race: Bangladeshi 134I. 10 3
Bangladeshi 9S8.. 10 3
Bangladeshi or British Bangladeshi - ethn categ 2001 census XaJR4 10 3
Asian/Asian Brit: Bangladeshi- Eng+Wales eth cat 2011 census Xacti 10 3
Asian/Asian British: Bangladeshi - NI ethnic cat 2011 census Xacuj 10 3
Bangladeshi, Bangladeshi Scot or Bangladeshi Brit- Scot 2011 Xacv5 10 3
E Afric Asian &/or Indo-Carib (NMO) 9SA6. 11 3
Other Asian (NMO) 9SA8. 11 3
South East Asian 9T1B. 11 3
Other Asian 9T1E. 11 3
E Afric Asian/Indo-Carib (NMO) XE2Ny 11 3
East African Asian (NMO) XM1SD 11 3
Indo-Caribbean (NMO) XM1SE 11 3
Asian - ethnic group XaFwz 11 3
Other Asian ethnic group XaFx0 11 3
Other Asian background - ethnic category 2001 census XaJR5 11 3
Punjabi - ethnic category 2001 census XaJRO 11 3
Kashmiri - ethnic category 2001 census XaJRP 11 3
East African Asian - ethnic category 2001 census XaJRQ 11 3
Sri Lankan - ethnic category 2001 census XaJRR 11 3
Tamil - ethnic category 2001 census XaJRS 11 3
Sinhalese - ethnic category 2001 census XaJRT 11 3
British Asian - ethnic category 2001 census XaJRU 11 3
Caribbean Asian - ethnic category 2001 census XaJRV 11 3
Other Asian or Asian unspecified ethnic category 2001 census XaJRW 11 3
Nepali XaW95 11 3
Asian/Asian Brit: other Asian- Eng+Wales eth cat 2011 census Xactk 11 3
Asian/Asian British: other Asian - NI ethnic cat 2011 census Xacul 11 3
Asian: other Asian group - Scotland ethnic cat 2011 census XacvG 11 3
Race: Afro-Caribbean 134H. 12 4
Race: West indian 134K. 12 4
Black Caribbean 9S2.. 12 4
Black Caribbean &/or W.I. &/or Guyana 9S42. 12 4
Caribbean I. &/or W.I. &/or Guyana (NMO) 9SA3. 12 4
Black Caribbean/W.I./Guyana XE2Nt 12 4
Caribbean I./W.I./Guyana (NMO) XE2Nw 12 4
Caribbean Island (NMO) XM1S8 12 4
West Indian (NMO) XM1S9 12 4
Black West Indian XaBz7 12 4
Caribbean - ethnic category 2001 census XaJR6 12 4
Carib/Black: Caribbean/Carib Scot/Carib Brit- Scotland 2011 XacvJ 12 4
Black African 9S3.. 13 4
Other African countries (NMO) 9SA5. 13 4
Black North African XM1S3 13 4
African - ethnic category 2001 census XaJR7 13 4
North African - ethnic category 2001 census XaJST 13 4
African: African/African Scot/African Brit - Scotland 2011 XacvH 13 4
African: any other African - Scotland ethnic cat 2011 census XacvI 13 4
Black, other, non-mixed origin 9S4.. 14 4
Black British 9S41. 14 4
Black N African &/or Arab &/or Iranian 9S43. 14 4
Black - other African country 9S44. 14 4
Black E Afric Asia &/or Indo-Caribb 9S45. 14 4
Black Indian sub-continent 9S46. 14 4
Black - other Asian 9S47. 14 4
Black Black - other 9S48. 14 4
Black N African/Arab/Iranian XE2Nu 14 4
Black East African Asian/Indo-Caribbean XE2Nv 14 4
Black Arab XM1S4 14 4
Black Iranian XM1S5 14 4
Black East African Asian XM1S6 14 4
Black Indo-Caribbean XM1S7 14 4
Guyana (NMO) XM1SA 14 4
Black Guyana XaBz8 14 4
Black - ethnic group XaFwH 14 4
Other black ethnic group XaFwy 14 4
Other Black background - ethnic category 2001 census XaJR8 14 4
Somali - ethnic category 2001 census XaJRX 14 4
Nigerian - ethnic category 2001 census XaJRZ 14 4
Black British - ethnic category 2001 census XaJRa 14 4
Other Black or Black unspecified ethnic category 2001 census XaJRb 14 4
Black/African/Carib/Black Brit: African- Eng+Wales 2011 cens Xactl 14 4
Black/African/Caribbn/Black Brit: Caribbean - Eng+Wales 2011 Xactm 14 4
Black/Afr/Carib/Black Brit: other Black- Eng+Wales 2011 cens Xactn 14 4
Black/Afri/Carib/Black Brit: African- NI eth cat 2011 census Xacum 14 4
Black/Afri/Carib/Black Brit: Caribbean- NI eth cat 2011 cens Xacun 14 4
Black/Afri/Carib/Black Brit: other - NI eth cat 2011 census Xacuo 14 4
Carib/Black: Black/Black Scot/Black Brit- Scotland 2011 cens XacvZ 14 4
Carib/Black: any other Black/Caribbean grp - Scotland 2011 Xacva 14 4
Chinese 9T1C. 15 5
Chinese 9T1C. 15 5
Chinese - ethnic category 2001 census XaJR9 15 5
Asian/Asian Brit: Chinese - Eng+Wales ethnic cat 2011 census Xactj 15 5
Asian/Asian British: Chinese - NI ethnic cat 2011 census Xacuk 15 5
Asian: Chinese - Scotland ethnic category 2011 census XacvF 15 5
Race: Arab 134C. 16 5
Race: Chinese 134D. 16 5
Race: Japanese 134E. 16 5
Race: Korean 134F. 16 5
Race: Oriental 134G. 16 5
Race: Other X76Gp 16 5
Other ethnic non-mixed (NMO) 9SA.. 16 5
Brit. ethnic minor. spec.(NMO) 9SA1. 16 5
Brit. ethnic minor. unsp (NMO) 9SA2. 16 5
N African Arab &/or Iranian (NMO) 9SA4. 16 5
Other ethnic NEC (NMO) 9SAD. 16 5
New Zealand ethnic groups 9T1.. 16 5
Other European in New Zealand 9T12. 16 5
New Zealand Maori 9T13. 16 5
Samoan 9T14. 16 5
Cook Island Maori 9T15. 16 5
Tongan 9T16. 16 5
Niuean 9T17. 16 5
Tokelauan 9T18. 16 5
Fijian 9T19. 16 5
Other Pacific ethnic group 9T1A. 16 5
Other New Zealand ethnic group 9T1Y. 16 5
New Zealand ethnic group NOS 9T1Z. 16 5
N African Arab/Iranian (NMO) XE2Nx 16 5
North African Arab (NMO) XM1SB 16 5
Iranian (NMO) XM1SC 16 5
Vietnamese XaE4A 16 5
Other ethnic group XaFx1 16 5
Other - ethnic category 2001 census XaJRA 16 5
Vietnamese - ethnic category 2001 census XaJRc 16 5
Japanese - ethnic category 2001 census XaJRd 16 5
Filipino - ethnic category 2001 census XaJRe 16 5
Malaysian - ethnic category 2001 census XaJRf 16 5
Jewish - ethnic category 2001 census XaJSR 16 5
Arab - ethnic category 2001 census XaJSS 16 5
Mid East (excl Israeli, Iranian & Arab) - eth cat 2001 cens XaJSU 16 5
Israeli - ethnic category 2001 census XaJSV 16 5
Iranian - ethnic category 2001 census XaJSW 16 5
Kurdish - ethnic category 2001 census XaJSX 16 5
Moroccan - ethnic category 2001 census XaJSY 16 5
Latin American - ethnic category 2001 census XaJSZ 16 5
South and Central American - ethnic category 2001 census XaJSa 16 5
Mauritian/Seychellois/Maldivian/St Helena eth cat 2001census XaJSb 16 5
Buddhist - ethnic category 2001 census XaJSc 16 5
Hindu - ethnic category 2001 census XaJSd 16 5
Muslim - ethnic category 2001 census XaJSe 16 5
Sikh - ethnic category 2001 census XaJSf 16 5
Any other group - ethnic category 2001 census XaJSg 16 5
Yemeni XaN9x 16 5
Other ethnic group: Arab - Eng+Wales ethnic cat 2011 census Xacto 16 5
Other ethnic: any other grp - Eng+Wales eth cat 2011 census Xactp 16 5
Other ethnic group: Arab - NI ethnic category 2011 census Xacup 16 5
Other ethnic group: any other grp- NI ethnic cat 2011 census Xacuq 16 5
Other ethnic grp: Arab/Arab Scot/Arab British- Scotland 2011 Xacvb 16 5
Other ethnic grp: any other ethnic grp- Scotland 2011 census Xacvc 16 5

Codes not in the full codelist are in faint grey.