# The Census (England and Wales) Order 2020, Paragraph 17: Demographic particulars


Whether the person’s ethnic group is—
(a) White and whether English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British, Irish, Gypsy or Irish Traveller, Roma, or any other White background (stating which);
(b) Mixed/multiple ethnic group and whether White and Black Caribbean, White and Black African, White and Asian, or any other Mixed/Multiple background (stating which);
(c) Asian/Asian British and whether Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Chinese, or any other Asian background (stating which);
(d) Black/African/Caribbean/Black British and whether Caribbean, African background (stating which), or any other Black/Black British/Caribbean background (stating which); or
(e) Other ethnic group and whether Arab or any other ethnic group (stating which).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2020/9780111193617/schedule/2/paragraph/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-census-england-and-wales-order-2020/schedule-2/paragraph-17
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