What ethnicity would you have said?

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My DD was in hospital the other day and the nurse asked what her ethnicity is. I didn't know what to answer as I'd not thought about it properly before. She's pretty much 3/4 white English and 1/4 Chinese. I said I didn't know which box and explained her ethnicity to the nurse who said 'that's fine' and ticked something (no idea what!).

What do all think is the best 'box' in this context?

Mixed Other

It got me wondering at what point you go from mixed to white. If DD had children with a white guy would they still be mixed or white?

You don't have to declare it ... I never do.

My sons are white with a British parent and a Polish parent. We are very inconsistent in how their ethnicity is recorded as there is never an option that seems exactly right. Each as been recorded as white british, white European, white other, and probably yet another category, at some point. All right and at the same time all wrong. It amuses me because it just shows how humans don't fit neatly into boxes like this.

DH is genetically Irish, though born in UK. His parents are both Irish.
When DD started school I ticked some box other than "white British", which I'd tick for myself. I can't remember what it was though, but wasn't the "Irish" box, as he's not 100% Irish either.
Years later, when he started secondary school, he was gobsmacked at being asked to complete a questionnaire for ethnic minority kids about their experiences 😃

I’d say “mixed white/non-white” if that’s an option, or (better) “Mixed White/Asian”.

There are some diseases that are more prevalent in different ethnic groups, so it’s worth recording even a small amount of a different ethnicity just in case.