2 North-West European
Broad group page for the ASCCEG hierarchy. Use it to move into the correct narrow group before selecting the final cultural and ethnic group code.
What this broad group covers
ASCCEG broad groups are the top layer of the cultural and ethnic group hierarchy. They are used when a response still needs to be placed into the correct major branch before coding can move to a more specific level.
In practical coding work, broad groups are not usually the stopping point. They are the orientation layer above narrow groups and the detailed four-digit group codes.
Broad group facts
- Code
- 2
- Narrow groups
- 4
- Detailed groups
- 23
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Narrow groups in North-West European
Narrow groups
Detailed examples
Detailed groups in this branch
Detailed groups
- 2101 English 21 British
- 2102 Scottish 21 British
- 2103 Welsh 21 British
- 2104 Channel Islander 21 British
- 2105 Manx 21 British
- 2199 British, nec 21 British
- 2201 Irish 22 Irish
- 2301 Austrian 23 Western European
- 2303 Dutch 23 Western European
- 2304 Flemish 23 Western European
- 2305 French 23 Western European
- 2306 German 23 Western European
Official source
- Official ASCCEG source
- ABS ASCCEG 2025
- Last reviewed
- 2026-04-18
This page is an independent rendered view of the ABS ASCCEG structure. Verify final coding with the official workbook.
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