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 "id": "births-ethnicity",
 "built_from": {
  "file": "../data/births-ethnicity-q2-2026.json",
  "sha256": "dae0716f94a9ba7739ec197b99618960373965258f078a3762542e0fc40f5618"
 },
 "status": "Checked by script against the ONS workbook on 30 October 2026. Awaiting Headcount's independent audit (principle 1.4).",
 "title": "Babies born in England by ethnic group, April to June 2026 (first estimate)",
 "question": "Of every 100 babies born in England from April to June 2026, how many were in each ethnic group, as the mother gave it?",
 "measure": "Live births",
 "place": "England",
 "period": {
  "label": "April to June 2026",
  "short": "Apr to Jun 2026",
  "from": "1 April 2026",
  "to": "30 June 2026",
  "registered_by": "18 September 2026",
  "days_to_register": 80
 },
 "first_estimate": true,
 "total": 138989,
 "babies_per_dot": 1390,
 "rows": [
  {
   "group": "White British",
   "short": "White British",
   "ons_broad_group": "White",
   "not_stated": false,
   "count": 73139,
   "share": 52.6221,
   "share_1dp": 52.6,
   "dots": 53,
   "prev_count": 74603,
   "prev_share": 53.1853,
   "prev_share_1dp": 53.2,
   "change_pp": -0.5631,
   "change_pp_1dp": -0.6
  },
  {
   "group": "Any other White background",
   "short": "Any other White",
   "ons_broad_group": "White",
   "not_stated": false,
   "count": 13548,
   "share": 9.7475,
   "share_1dp": 9.7,
   "dots": 10,
   "prev_count": 13997,
   "prev_share": 9.9786,
   "prev_share_1dp": 10.0,
   "change_pp": -0.2311,
   "change_pp_1dp": -0.2
  },
  {
   "group": "Mixed/multiple ethnic groups",
   "short": "Mixed or multiple",
   "ons_broad_group": "Mixed/multiple ethnic group",
   "not_stated": false,
   "count": 10470,
   "share": 7.533,
   "share_1dp": 7.5,
   "dots": 7,
   "prev_count": 9997,
   "prev_share": 7.127,
   "prev_share_1dp": 7.1,
   "change_pp": 0.406,
   "change_pp_1dp": 0.4
  },
  {
   "group": "Black African",
   "short": "Black African",
   "ons_broad_group": "Black",
   "not_stated": false,
   "count": 8580,
   "share": 6.1732,
   "share_1dp": 6.2,
   "dots": 6,
   "prev_count": 8271,
   "prev_share": 5.8965,
   "prev_share_1dp": 5.9,
   "change_pp": 0.2767,
   "change_pp_1dp": 0.3
  },
  {
   "group": "Indian",
   "short": "Indian",
   "ons_broad_group": "Asian",
   "not_stated": false,
   "count": 8229,
   "share": 5.9206,
   "share_1dp": 5.9,
   "dots": 6,
   "prev_count": 8120,
   "prev_share": 5.7888,
   "prev_share_1dp": 5.8,
   "change_pp": 0.1318,
   "change_pp_1dp": 0.1
  },
  {
   "group": "Pakistani",
   "short": "Pakistani",
   "ons_broad_group": "Asian",
   "not_stated": false,
   "count": 8101,
   "share": 5.8285,
   "share_1dp": 5.8,
   "dots": 6,
   "prev_count": 8395,
   "prev_share": 5.9849,
   "prev_share_1dp": 6.0,
   "change_pp": -0.1564,
   "change_pp_1dp": -0.2
  },
  {
   "group": "Any other Asian background",
   "short": "Any other Asian",
   "ons_broad_group": "Asian",
   "not_stated": false,
   "count": 6003,
   "share": 4.319,
   "share_1dp": 4.3,
   "dots": 4,
   "prev_count": 5603,
   "prev_share": 3.9944,
   "prev_share_1dp": 4.0,
   "change_pp": 0.3246,
   "change_pp_1dp": 0.3
  },
  {
   "group": "Any other ethnic group",
   "short": "Any other ethnic group",
   "ons_broad_group": "Any other ethnic group",
   "not_stated": false,
   "count": 3727,
   "share": 2.6815,
   "share_1dp": 2.7,
   "dots": 3,
   "prev_count": 3749,
   "prev_share": 2.6727,
   "prev_share_1dp": 2.7,
   "change_pp": 0.0088,
   "change_pp_1dp": 0.0
  },
  {
   "group": "Bangladeshi",
   "short": "Bangladeshi",
   "ons_broad_group": "Asian",
   "not_stated": false,
   "count": 3177,
   "share": 2.2858,
   "share_1dp": 2.3,
   "dots": 2,
   "prev_count": 3326,
   "prev_share": 2.3711,
   "prev_share_1dp": 2.4,
   "change_pp": -0.0853,
   "change_pp_1dp": -0.1
  },
  {
   "group": "Any other Black background",
   "short": "Any other Black",
   "ons_broad_group": "Black",
   "not_stated": false,
   "count": 1153,
   "share": 0.8296,
   "share_1dp": 0.8,
   "dots": 1,
   "prev_count": 1146,
   "prev_share": 0.817,
   "prev_share_1dp": 0.8,
   "change_pp": 0.0126,
   "change_pp_1dp": 0.0
  },
  {
   "group": "Black Caribbean",
   "short": "Black Caribbean",
   "ons_broad_group": "Black",
   "not_stated": false,
   "count": 1045,
   "share": 0.7519,
   "share_1dp": 0.8,
   "dots": 1,
   "prev_count": 1082,
   "prev_share": 0.7714,
   "prev_share_1dp": 0.8,
   "change_pp": -0.0195,
   "change_pp_1dp": 0.0
  },
  {
   "group": "Not stated",
   "short": "Not stated",
   "ons_broad_group": "Not stated",
   "not_stated": true,
   "count": 1817,
   "share": 1.3073,
   "share_1dp": 1.3,
   "dots": 1,
   "prev_count": 1981,
   "prev_share": 1.4123,
   "prev_share_1dp": 1.4,
   "change_pp": -0.105,
   "change_pp_1dp": -0.1
  }
 ],
 "prev": {
  "label": "April to June 2025",
  "short": "Apr to Jun 2025",
  "total": 140270,
  "edition": "January to June 2025",
  "released": "24 October 2025",
  "registered_by": "9 October 2025",
  "days_to_register": 101,
  "file_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths/datasets/quarterlybirthsinenglandandwalesprovisional/januarytojune2025/2025q2birthsprovisional.xlsx"
 },
 "revision_example": {
  "period": "January to March 2026",
  "first": 135283,
  "first_released": "16 July 2026",
  "now": 135417
 },
 "next_release": {
  "covers": "July to September 2026",
  "expected": "January 2027",
  "date_set": false
 },
 "source": {
  "publisher": "ONS",
  "publisher_full": "Office for National Statistics",
  "release": "Quarterly births in England and Wales, provisional: January to June 2026",
  "table": "Table_1",
  "released": "30 October 2026",
  "designation": "Accredited official statistics",
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "dataset_page": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths/datasets/quarterlybirthsinenglandandwalesprovisional",
  "file_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths/datasets/quarterlybirthsinenglandandwalesprovisional/januarytojune2026/2026q2birthsprovisional.xlsx"
 },
 "not_stated_count": 1817
}