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Table 2 Ethnicity data source by timeframe of publication

From: How is ethnicity reported, described, and analysed in health research in the UK? A bibliographical review and focus group discussions with young refugees

Data Source

1946–2000

2001–2019

2020–2022

Total Number of Papers

3

29

12

Electronic health records

0

4 (13.8%)

3 (25%)

Linked health administrative data

0

2 (6.9%)

4 (33.3%)

Cross-sectional survey

0

6 (20.7%)

1 (8.3%)

Longitudinal Cohort (including birth cohort)

2 (66.7%)

17 (58.6%)

4 (33.3%)

Randomised Controlled Trials

1 (33.3%)

0

0