HESA Student Record 2008/09 - Ethnicity
HESA Student Record 2008/09Fields required from institutions in EnglandEthnicity | return to field list |
| Short name | ETHNIC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type | field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description |
This field records a student's ethnicity. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Applicable to | England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coverage | All students | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Base data type | ETHNICCodeType | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Field length | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Minimum occurrences | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maximum occurrences | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reason required |
To permit ethnicity-based analysis. The adoption of a national classification allows for comparability of sector data with that from other areas of the economy. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes |
This field contains the subset of codes applicable to England from the Student.ETHNIC field in the Student record. It is HESA's intention to adopt national classifications where they exist and are appropriate. The use of Census 2001 ethnicity coding in this Record is an example of this practice. The coding frame is that recommended by ONS for UK-wide data collection. This information is available from UCAS and GTTR. Code 98 'Information refused' includes all cases where the information has been actively sought but is still missing. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | HESA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Version | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Schema components |
Element: ETHNIC
Data type: ETHNICCodeContentType | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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