View Poll Results: What's your ethnicity?

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  • White - British

    31 50.00%
  • White - Irish

    1 1.61%
  • White - other

    12 19.35%
  • Mixed - White and Black Caribbean

    0 0%
  • Mixed - White and Black African

    0 0%
  • Mixed - White and Asian

    1 1.61%
  • Mixed - other

    4 6.45%
  • Asian or Asian British - Indian

    2 3.23%
  • Asian or Asian British - Pakistani

    0 0%
  • Asian or Asian British - Bangladeshi

    1 1.61%
  • Asian or Asian British - other

    0 0%
  • Black or Black British - Caribbean

    0 0%
  • Black or Black British - African

    0 0%
  • Black or Black British - other

    1 1.61%
  • Chinese or other ethnic group - Chinese

    0 0%
  • Chinese or other ethnic group - other

    1 1.61%
  • White - Scottish

    8 12.90%
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Thread: Ethnicity of ceroc goers

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    Ethnicity of ceroc goers

    Inspired by this thread, and in line with the http://www.cerocscotland.com/forum/b...roc-goers.html thread, I'm interested in the ethnicity mix within MJ.

    It's anonymous, feel free to add any comments in.

    (The poll options are the same as used in the 2001 UK census, by the way)

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    Re: Ethnicity of ceroc goers

    oh oh do the religion one too, it's just as irrelevant

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    Re: Ethnicity of ceroc goers

    Quote Originally Posted by Dreadful Scathe View Post
    oh oh do the religion one too, it's just as irrelevant
    Is it? Why?

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    Re: Ethnicity of ceroc goers



    Seriously, what brought this on, DJ? You been bored and reading old threads from 2004?

    I always struggle with what you're supposed to say to these polls, anyhow. My mum was clearly mixed race, and so my literal interpretation would be that I am as well. In fact, I suspect there are very few people who aren't mixed race, looking at it like that.

    But in practical terms I'd guess people usually treat me as "White-British" rather than mixed race.

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    Re: Ethnicity of ceroc goers

    It would help if the poll choices were in response to a question.

    What do you want DJ? My ethnicity (assuming I qualify as a ceroc goer) or the ethnicity of ceroc goers that I know or the ethnicity of all ceroc goers? I daresay that at least one person fitting each category has attended a ceroc night somewhere sometime.

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    Re: Ethnicity of ceroc goers

    Quote Originally Posted by David Franklin View Post
    Seriously, what brought this on, DJ? You been bored and reading old threads from 2004?
    No, it's research. It's important

    I'm just interested in this stuff. We've got an age poll, which is interesting (to me), so I thought an ethnicity poll might be informative.

    Quote Originally Posted by robd View Post
    It would help if the poll choices were in response to a question.
    OK, the question is changed to ask "What's your ethnicity?" - I assumed that was self-evident...

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    Re: Ethnicity of ceroc goers

    Quote Originally Posted by David Bailey View Post
    I assumed that was self-evident...
    Maybe it was to Clair Voyant, just not to the rest of us

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    Re: Ethnicity of ceroc goers

    Quote Originally Posted by David Bailey View Post
    Is it? Why?
    Is "White" an ethnicity ? Where do albinos fall ? What can this data be used for other than to give badly fitting labels to people because someone feels they need one ? Its bad enough in the actual census but is as useful as a fish with a spatula for a dance class survey. The religion one is just as silly, you are free to be as religious as you like, its no one elses business what that is, and all a survey is going to do is collate the choices that you already know are popular ones.


    Quote Originally Posted by David Franklin View Post
    I always struggle with what you're supposed to say to these polls, anyhow. My mum was clearly mixed race, and so my literal interpretation would be that I am as well. In fact, I suspect there are very few people who aren't mixed race, looking at it like that.
    My thoughts exactly. I'm sure I have some pictish blood in me. I could research thouroughly of course, but why? just so i can answer this question slightly more accurately - I put "mixed - other" for the safest choice

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    Re: Ethnicity of ceroc goers

    Quote Originally Posted by David Bailey View Post
    (The poll options are the same as used in the 2001 UK census, by the way)*
    * In England!!

    In Scotland at least, we had the option of saying "White - Scottish".

    It seems that the 2011 census in England and Wales will include at least Welsh as an option too.

    I'm going for "other", and I'd suggest if you're Scottish, Welsh or Cornish, you might want to do the same.
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    Re: Ethnicity of ceroc goers

    Quote Originally Posted by Dreadful Scathe View Post
    as useful as a fish with a spatula for a dance class survey.
    Quite useful then. Imagine that, a fish supper that turns itself over when it's done on one side!

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    Re: Ethnicity of ceroc goers

    Quote Originally Posted by Dreadful Scathe View Post
    Is "White" an ethnicity ? Where do albinos fall ? What can this data be used for other than to give badly fitting labels to people because someone feels they need one ?
    It's data, that's all. It's not like I'm forcing anyone to vote, and it's not like I'm inventing racial categories or anything, I'm just being consistent with UK government practice.

    But if I add a "Blue" option, will you stop ranting?

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    Re: Ethnicity of ceroc goers

    I thought there was always an option to say you would rather not comment?

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    Re: Ethnicity of ceroc goers

    Quote Originally Posted by Georgious dancer View Post
    I thought there was always an option to say you would rather not comment?
    There's always the option to ignore DJ, DB, BJ or whatever his name is this week.

    However, you're right. If you're seriously interested and not just bored DB, the number of people who prefer not to say could be interesting too.

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    Re: Ethnicity of ceroc goers

    Quote Originally Posted by David Bailey View Post
    I'm just being consistent with UK government practice.
    fascist

    But if I add a "Blue" option, will you stop ranting?
    Perhaps, what day is it ?

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    Re: Ethnicity of ceroc goers

    Quote Originally Posted by David Bailey View Post
    It's anonymous, feel free to add any comments in.
    How anonymous? For instance, will you be able to see who voted what?

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    Re: Ethnicity of ceroc goers

    Quote Originally Posted by Lou View Post
    How anonymous? For instance, will you be able to see who voted what?
    Nope, I can't.

    I assume Franck could, I dunno, inspect the database or something to find out pretty much anything he wanted to. I can't imagine him going to the trouble however, it's not like it's of earth-shattering importance.

    I don't want to add a "don't want to say" option. If you don't want to say, don't vote.

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    Re: Ethnicity of ceroc goers

    Where's the option for Essex Girl? I live oop North and am definitely a minority race.

    Daisy

    (An Ethnic Little FLower)

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    Re: Ethnicity of ceroc goers

    Quote Originally Posted by David Bailey View Post
    It's data, that's all. It's not like I'm forcing anyone to vote, and it's not like I'm inventing racial categories or anything, I'm just being consistent with UK government practice.
    *except for viewers in Scotland. Bigot.

    How can someone with Northern Irish connections (IIRC?) set up a poll including
    • White - British
    • White - Irish

    as separate options and keep a straight face?

    And how about a White - Scottish option for all us woad-wearing Braveheart obsessed Jocks, Mr B? If Irish is an ethnicity, so is Scottish. Come to think, how about a White - Ulster Scot option too?

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    Re: Ethnicity of ceroc goers

    Guys, I'm not changing the options, they're taken from the UK census and I want consistency.

    OK, I missed the Scottish one, but you'll survive, I'm sure.

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    Re: Ethnicity of ceroc goers

    Quote Originally Posted by David Bailey View Post
    Guys, I'm not changing the options, they're taken from the UK census and I want consistency.
    Um, they aren't. they're taken from the Census for England and Wales, which is the point. There is no such thing as a "UK census", so you've got nothing to be consistent with.

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