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. 2006 Nov 29;6:153. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-6-153

Table 3.

Self-reported citizenship/immigration status

Citizenship/immigration status Total sample n (%) Overseas born n (%)
Overall 1611 (100%) 720 (100%)
UK/Republic of Ireland citizen 967 (59.8) 209 (29.0)
Work permit 176 (10.9) 176 (24.4)
EU citizen 161 (10.0) 155 (21.5)
Student visa 58 (3.6) 56 (7.8)
Tourist 35 (2.2) 34 (4.7)
Other* 34 (2.1) 33 (4.6)
Refugee and/or asylum seeker 21 (1.3) 21 (2.9)
Claiming citizenship 20 (1.2) 19 (2.6)
Business trip 8 (0.5) 7 (1.0)
No response 121 (7.5) 10 (1.4)

*6 of 34 patients who circled this category noted on the survey sheets that they were in the UK on ancestral visas or a permanent resident.