Consulting People from BME backgrounds
If you are planning to conduct lifestyle surveys with
black and minority ethnic group residents, there are a
few key reports which should be reviewed to both provide
some guidance on methodological issues and example
questions. These include:
Health Survey for England - BME Report
The Health Survey for England comprises a series of annual surveys. The
1999 survey was the first to increase the representation of minority ethnic
adults and children from Black Caribbean, Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi,
Chinese and Irish communities. The report from the 1999 survey, which
includes over 6000 interviews with Black and Minority Ethnic people can be found
at:
Black and Minority Ethnic Groups in England Health and Lifestyles(Health
Education Authority 1994)
This report discussed the approach adopted and presents results from a
programme of Health and Lifestyle surveys among black and minority ethnic
communities resident in the UK. Interviews were carried out with 2,550
respondents from major groups - African - Caribbean (729 interviews), Black
African (202), Indian (1,017), Pakistani (935) and Bangladeshi (667) |
