1109 Race or Ethnicity Code

Code indicating the racial or ethnic background of a person; it is normally self-reported; Under certain circumstances this information is collected for United States Government statistical purposes

Type

Identifier (ID)

Length

Min 1 / Max 1

Codes

Code	Description
7	Not Provided
8	Not Applicable
A	Asian or Pacific Islander
B	Black
C	Caucasian
D	Subcontinent Asian American
E	Other Race or Ethnicity
F	Asian Pacific American
G	Native American
H	Hispanic
I	American Indian or Alaskan Native
J	Native Hawaiian
N	Black (Non-Hispanic) A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa who is not of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, or South or Central American origin or of any other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race
O	White (Non-Hispanic) A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, North Africa, or the Middle East who is not of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, or South or Central American origin or of any other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race
P	Pacific Islander
Q	Black or African American (Office of Management and Budget 1997)
R	Hispanic or Latino (Office of Management and Budget 1997)
S	White (Office of Management and Budget 1997)
T	American Indian or Alaska Native (Office of Management and Budget 1997)
U	Asian (Office of Management and Budget 1997)
V	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (Office of Management and Budget 1997)
W	Not Hispanic or Latino (Office of Management and Budget 1997)
Z	Mutually Defined

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