Ethnic Group

Change History
DSCN 2025 / 01	Audiology Wait Times Data Set
DSCN 2022 / 06	Main Specialty (Consultant) (AMD)
DSCN 2020 / 28	Single Cancer Pathway – Core (AMD)
DSCN 2020 / 21	Single Cancer Pathway - Core
DSCN 2019 / 09	National Cancer Data Standards for Wales – Core
DSCN 2017 / 06 v1.1	Ethnic Group
DSCN 2017 / 06	Ethnic Group
DSCN 2016 / 02	Maternity Indicators Data Set
DSCN 2014 / 02	Substance Misuse Data Set
DSCN 2013 / 01	Retirement of 'Medical & Dental Staff Census' (SBH50-59A) and 'Non-Medical Staffing' data collections
DSCN (2009) 02 (W)	Emergency Department Data Set
DSCN (2008) 07 (W)	The Introduction of Valid Period Date Ranges for Data Items within the APC Data Set
DSCN 12/01 (W)	Subject: Changes to Ethnic data codes

This data item is / was included in the following data sets / collections between the dates shown:

Data Set / Collection	Valid From	Valid To
APC ds99	1^st April 1999
NCCHD
CC ds	1^st April 2007
OPR ds	1^st September 2008
EDDS	1^stApril 2009
SM ds	1^st April 2014
Non – Medical Staffing	-	2^nd January 2013
MI ds	1^st April 2016
SCPC ds	1^st January 2021
National Cancer Ds - Core
AUD WT ds	1^st April 2025

This is the ethnic group of the patient, as selected by the patient. The patient is the arbiter of the information. Classifications are based on the ethnic group data categories used in the 2011 Census and the information recorded about ethnic group must be obtained by asking the patient / client.

Format: 2 character alpha- numeric – AB, where the first character (A) is a value taken from the list in the table below, and the second character (B) is a locally defined value to be used in conjunction with the nationally defined values. If no further local breakdown is required, the second character (B) should be filled with a ‘Z’. Note that for the Substance Misuse and Maternity Indicators data set, only the first character (A) is submitted.

Value	Meaning	Valid From	Valid To
	WHITE
A	Any White Background, including Welsh, English, Scottish, Northern Irish, Irish, British	1^st April 2002
A		Amended 1^st April 2017
B	Gypsy or Irish Traveller	1^st April 2017*
	MIXED / MULTIPLE ETHNIC GROUP
D	White and Black Caribbean	1^st April 2002
E	White and Black African	1^st April 2002
F	White and Asian	1^st April 2002
G	Any other mixed background / multiple ethnic background	1^st April 2002
G	Any other mixed background / multiple ethnic background	Amended 1^st April 2017
	ASIAN OR ASIAN BRITISH
H	Indian	1^st April 2002
J	Pakistani	1^st April 2002
K	Bangladeshi	1^st April 2002
R	Chinese	1st April 2002
L	Any other Asian background	1^st April 2002
	BLACK OR BLACK BRITISH
M	Caribbean	1^st April 2002
N	African	1^st April 2002
P	Any other Black background	1^st April 2002
	OTHER ETHNIC GROUPS
T	Arab	1^st April 2017*
S	Any other ethnic group	1^st April 2002
	NOT STATED
Z	Not stated	1^st April 2002

*Note that this code was included as a valid value in the Maternity Indicators data set from April 2016

The codes below are for historical information only and were retired on the 1^st April 2002.

Format: 2 character alpha-numeric

Value	Meaning	Valid From	Valid To
0	White	1^st July 1997	31^st March 2002
1	Black – Caribbean	1^st July 1997	31^st March 2002
2	Black – African	1^st July 1997	31^st March 2002
3	Black – Other	1^st July 1997	31^st March 2002
4	Indian	1^st July 1997	31^st March 2002
5	Pakistani	1^st July 1997	31^st March 2002
6	Bangladeshi	1^st July 1997	31^st March 2002
7	Chinese	1^st July 1997	31^st March 2002
8	Any other ethnic group	1^st July 1997	31^st March 2002
9	Not given	1^st July 1997	31^st March 2002