Table 1

 Ethnic group subsample sizes and comparison with census 2001

GroupingCensus group*Sample No% (95% CI)CensusOR (95% CI)
*Proportion of males aged 15 of more living in England and Wales, census 2001.7
White British 11 102 83.0 (0.6) 88.2 0.65 (0.63 to 0.68)
White British11 10283.0 (0.6)88.20.65 (0.63 to 0.68)
White other 1406 10.5 (0.5) 4.0 2.82 (2.67 to 3.00)
White Irish3462.6 (0.3)1.41.88 (1.66 to 2.10)
White other10607.9 (0.5)2.63.21 (2.99 to 3.44)
Black 313 2.3 (0.3) 2.3 1.00 (0.87 to 1.13)
Black Caribbean1270.9 (0.2)1.00.90 (0.70 to 1.10)
Black Caribbean and white910.7 (0.1)0.23.52 (3.01 to 4.02)
Black African420.3 (0.1)0.80.37 (0.25 to 0.50)
Black African and white320.2 (0.1)0.12.00 (1.00 to 3.01)
Black other210.2 (0.1)0.12.00 (1.00 to 3.01)
Asian 329 2.5 (0.3) 4.4 0.56 (0.49 to 0.58)
Asian Indian1361.0 (0.2)2.00.49 (0.40 to 0.60)
Asian Pakistani380.3 (0.1)1.20.25 (0.16 to 0.33)
Asian Bangladeshi40.0 (0.0)0.40.00 (0.00 to 0.15)
Asian and white690.5 (0.1)0.31.67 (1.33 to 2.01)
Asian other820.6 (0.1)0.51.20 (1.00 to 1.40)
All others 219 1.6 (0.2) 1.0 1.61 (1.41 to 1.81)
Chinese1060.8 (0.2)0.42.01 (1.50 to 2.52)
Other mixed750.6 (0.1)0.23.01 (2.51 to 3.52)
All others380.3 (0.1)0.40.75 (0.50 to 1.00)