The Changing Cultural Identity of England and Wales

ethnic group, national identity, language, religion

An ethnic group is the group a person completing the census identifies with based on their culture, family background, identity, or physical appearance.

People identified their ethnic group by either selecting one of the available tick box responses or writing it in with the new African writing response.

<p>The largest African ethnic groups identified through writing in the census were Nigerian (271,000), Somali (151,000), and Ghanaian (113,000).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The purpose is to understand the size of these groups' populations and where they live, helping communities to appreciate the diverse cultural identity of England and Wales.</p> Signup and view all the answers