Ethnic character is supplied by the trusts as a two-character field. Ethraw contains the left-hand character. The right hand character being available for local use. A copy of the raw data found in the right hand character is held in ethrawl.

A = British (white)

B = Irish (white)

C = Any other white background

D = White and Black Caribbean (mixed)

E = White and Black African (mixed)

F = White and Asian (mixed)

G = Any other mixed background

H = Indian (Asian or Asian British)

J = Pakistani

K = Bangladeshi (Asian or Asian British)

L = Any other Asian background

M = Caribbean (Black or Black British)

N = African (Black or Black British)

P = Any other Black background

R = Chinese (other ethnic group)

S = Any other ethnic group

X = Not known

Z = Not stated