ANNEX 1
Versions of the ethnic group question
Six slightly different versions of the ethnic group question were used over the testing period.
Version 1
No Polish Box
14/09/07-25/09/07
3 Black Africans
1 Sikh
3 White Africans
1 White British
Total: 8 Respondents
Version 2
Polish box included
25/09/07-27/09/07
1 Asian Indian
1 Asian Pakistani
3 Black Africans
1 Black Caribbean
1 Black Other
Total: 7 Respondents
Version 3
Increased indentation of the other write-in boxes and "any other white background" altered to "any other white ethnic group"
28/09/07-01/10/07 (Never used in field)
Version 4
2/10/07-12/10/07 Increased indentation of the other write-in boxes
3 Asian Indians
2 Asian Others
4 Asian Pakistanis
3 Black Africans
1 Black Caribbean
1 Black Other
4 Polish
2 Sikh
2 White Africans
2 White Scottish
Total: 25 Respondents
Version 5
Further increased indentation of the other write-in boxes
13/10/07-29/10/07
2 Asian Indians
1 Asian Bangladeshi
2 Asian Pakistanis
1 Asian Other
3 Black Africans
10 Black Caribbeans
4 Polish
2 White Africans
6 White Scottish/British
Total: 31 Respondents
Version 6
Added letters A to E next to the headings in Q7 in a further attempt to clarify that it was all one question.
30/10/07-07/12/07 (End of fieldwork)
1 Asian Indian
1 Asian Pakistani
3 Black Africans
1 Black Caribbeans
4 Sikhs
1 White Scottish/British
6 Other Eastern Europeans
Total: 17 Respondents
