Scotland's Census 2022 - MV206 - Ethnic group by age of arrival in UK

This dataset provides Census 2022 estimates for ethnic group by age of arrival in UK in Scotland.

Ethnic group

Ethnic group classifies people according to their own perceived ethnic group and cultural background. Whilst the main ethnic group categories have not changed from the question asked in Census 2011, some of the detailed response options and write-in prompts for Scotland's Census 2022 were changed based on stakeholder engagement and subsequent question testing.

Details of classification can be found here

The quality assurance report can be found here

Age of arrival in the UK

The age of arrival in the UK is derived from the date that a person last arrived to live in the UK and their age. Short visits away from the UK are not counted in determining the date that a person last arrived.

Age of arrival is only applicable to usual residents who were not born in the UK. It does not include usual residents born in the UK who have emigrated and since returned.

Source question or variables is based on:

• Age
• Term time address indicator
• Migrant date of arrival

Details of classification can be found here

The quality assurance report can be found here