title: Ethnic group and the British census:  the search for a question.
abstract: "The 1991 census contained, for the first time, a question on the ethnic group of each member of the population of Great Britain.  This paper reports on how a question was developed which has a sufficiently high degree of acceptance from all the main ethnic groups, and which is answered sufficiently accurately, to justify inclusion in the census."
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sillitoe
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: White
mesh_terms: D019352:Censuses; D003469:Culture; D003625:Data Collection; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D005006:Ethnicity; D005060:Europe; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D012106:Research; D012107:Research Design; D012494:Sampling Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: Census; Census Methods; Cultural Background; Data Collection; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Error Sources; Ethnic Groups; Europe; Measurement; Northern Europe; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Statistics; Questionnaire Design; Research Methodology; Sampling Studies; Studies; Survey Methodology; Surveys; United Kingdom