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Demographic information


These questions collect basic demographic information, including age, gender, ethnicity, education, employment, and household makeup

Demographic information

Age

1. What is your age?

  • Select age from 0 to 120

  • Don’t know

  • Prefer not to say

2. Are you 16 years or older?

  • Yes

  • No

3. Please can you tell me how old you are?

  • Enter age from 0 to 15

4. What is your date of birth?

- Enter date of birth

- Prefer not to say

5. What was your age on your last birthday?

- Select age from 0 to 105 years

Demographic information

Ethnicity

1. What is your ethnic group?

- White

- Mixed / Multiple ethnic groups

- Asian / Asian British

- Black / African / Caribbean / Black British

- Chinese

- Arab

- Other ethnic group

- Prefer not to say

2. What is your ethnic group? I will read out the options. Please choose one option that best describes your ethnic group or background.

- White

- Mixed / Multiple ethnic groups

- Asian / Asian British

- Black / African / Caribbean / Black British

- Chinese

- Arab

- Other ethnic group

- Prefer not to say

Demographic information

Sex/Gender

1. What is your sex?

  • Female

  • Male

  • Prefer not to say

  1. For face-to-face LFS only: Which of the options on this card best describes how you think of yourself? Please just read out the number next to the description. Or for telephonic LFS only: I will now read out a list of terms people sometimes use to describe how they think of themselves. Or for TUS only: Which of the following options best describes how you think of yourself?


Which of the options on this card best describes how you think of yourself? Please just read out the number next to the description. Or for telephonic LFS only: I will now read out a list of terms people sometimes use to describe how they think of themselves. Or for TUS only: Which of the following options best describes how you think of yourself?

(Answers for all options)

  • Heterosexual

  • Gay or Lesbian

  • Bisexual

  • Other?

  • Prefer not to say (TUS only)

Demographic information

Nationality/ Citizenship

1. What nationality passport do you hold?

  • nationality of respondent selected from list of countries

2. What is your nationality?

  • UK, British/British

  • Irish Republic/Irish

  • India/Indian

  • Pakistan/Pakistani

  • Poland/Polish

  • Other, please specify

3. Which country were you born?

  • UK, British/British

  • England

  • Wales

  • Scotland

  • Northern Ireland

  • UK, Britain (don't know country)

  • Republic of Ireland

  • India

  • Pakistan

  • Poland

  • Other

4. What is your usual country of residence?

  • UK

  • Other

5. Do you currently live at any other addresses for part of the year

  • Yes

  • No

6. Are you currently away from <display first line of address> for a continuous period of 6 months or more?

  • Yes

  • No