Ethnicity
Monthly counts of acute COVID-19 hospital admissions by ethnicity of patient.
COVID-19 hospital admissions are defined as: A patient’s first PCR or LFD confirmed test of the episode of infection (including reinfections at 90 days or more after their last positive test) for COVID-19 up to 14 days prior to admission to hospital or within two days of admission. COVID-19 hospital admissions only include emergency admissions to medical or paediatric specialties, excluding emergency admissions for injuries.
Data Dictionary
| Column | Type | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| MonthBeginning | numeric | This represents the month a patient was admitted, as the first day of that month. This is stored as a numeric in the format CCYYMMDD. |
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| Country | text | 9-digit country code for Scotland |
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| EthnicGroup | text | Ethnicity of patient Ethnicity groupings are presented as follows. White: Scottish Other British Irish Gypsy / Traveller Polish Other white ethnic group Mixed or multiple ethnic groups: Any mixed or multiple ethnic groups Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: Pakistani, Pakistani Scottish or Pakistani British Indian, Indian Scottish or Indian British Bangladeshi, Bangladeshi Scottish or Bangladeshi British Chinese, Chinese Scottish or Chinese British Other Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British African: African, African Scottish or African British Other African Caribbean or Black: Caribbean, Caribbean Scottish or Caribbean British Black, Black Scottish or Black British Other Caribbean or Black Other: Arab, Arab Scottish or Arab British Other ethnic group Unknown: Refused/Not provided by patient Not Known |
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| Admissions | numeric | Number of acute COVID-19 admissions to hospital |
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| AdmissionsQF | text | Qualifier for Admissions |
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| Percentage | numeric | Proportion of monthly COVID-19 hospital admissions by ethnic group. |
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| PercentageQF | text | Qualifier for Percentage. |
Additional Information
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Data last updated | April 24, 2025 |
| Metadata last updated | November 23, 2023 |
| Created | November 23, 2023 |
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