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The NIS is set of longitudinal hospital inpatient databases included in the HCUP family. These databases are created by AHRQ through a Federal-State-Industry partnership.
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RACE - Race
 
Documentation Sections:
General Notes
Uniform Values
State Specific Notes
General Notes
 

HCUP coding includes race and ethnicity in one data element (RACE). If the source supplied race and ethnicity in separate data elements, ethnicity takes precedence over race in setting the HCUP value for race.

Two HCUP data elements contain source-specific information about the race and ethnicity of the patient.

  • RACE_X retains information on the race of the patient as provided by the data source.
  • HISPANIC_X retains information on the Hispanic ethnicity as provided by the data source.

Not all data sources provide information on race (RACE_X) and ethnicity (HISPANIC_X).

States providing race/ethnicity information are listed in the "State Specific Notes" section below. RACE_X and HISPANIC_X are not available on the HCUP Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS).
 
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Uniform Values
VariableDescriptionValueValue Description
RACERace1White
2Black
3Hispanic
4Asian or Pacific Islander
5Native American
6Other
.Missing
.AInvalid
.BUnavailable from source (coded in 1988-1997 data only)
 
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State Specific Notes

Arkansas
Arkansas
(Beginning July 2003)
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
4 White 1 White
3 Black 2 Black
If HISPANIC_X = 1_ 3 Hispanic
2 Asian or Pacific Islander 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
1 American Indian or Alaska Native 5 Native American
5 Other 6 Other
0, 6, Blank Unknown, Missiing . Missing
Any values not documented by the data source .A Invalid

HISPANIC_X
1 Spanish/Hispanic origin
2 Non-Spanish/Non-Hispanic
0, 6, 9, Blank Unknown, undefined, missing


Arizona

Beginning in 2008, Arizona allows up to four separate responses to be recorded in the race field.

Arizona
(Beginning in 2008)
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
One or more values of "5" plus blanks (with no other values) White 1 White
One or more values of "3" plus blanks (with no other values) Black or African American 2 Black
One or more values of "4" plus blanks (with no other values) Hispanic or Latino 3 Hispanic
One or more values of "2" plus blanks (with no other values) Asian 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
One or more values of "6" plus blanks (with no other values) Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
Any combination of values "2" and "6" including blanks (with no other values) Asian, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
One or more values of "1" plus blanks (with no other values) American Indian or Alaska Native 5 Native American
Any combination of values 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; excluding combinations of 2 and 6 Mixed or Other 6 Other
9 Refused . Missing
Blank Missing
Other Any undocumented values .A Invalid



Arizona
(Valid July 2003 - December 2007)
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
5 White 1 White
3 Black or African American 2 Black
4 Hispanic or Latino 3 Hispanic
2 Asian 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
6 Hawaiian Native or Other Pacific Islander
1 American Indian or Alaska Native 5 Native American
7 Other (Use if patient not described above) 6 Other
9 Refused . Missing
Blank Missing
Any values not documented by the data source .A Invalid

Separate information on ethnicity is not provided. HISPANIC_X is not available.



Arizona
(Valid through June 2003)
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
5 Caucasian, Non Hispanic 1 White
3 Black 2 Black
4 Caucasian, Hispanic 3 Hispanic
2 Asian, Pacific Islander 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
1 American Indian, Aleut, Eskimo 5 Native American
6 Other 6 Other
9 Refused . Missing
Blank Missing
Any values not documented by the data source .A Invalid

Separate information on ethnicity is not provided. HISPANIC_X is not available.


Arizona

Beginning in 2008, Arizona provides race information on the emergency department file. Arizona allows up to four separate responses to be recorded in the race field.

Arizona
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
One or more values of "5" plus blanks (with no other values) White 1 White
One or more values of "3" plus blanks (with no other values) Black or African American 2 Black
One or more values of "4" plus blanks (with no other values) Hispanic or Latino 3 Hispanic
One or more values of "2" plus blanks (with no other values) Asian 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
One or more values of "6" plus blanks (with no other values) Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
One or more values of “1” plus blanks (with no other values) American Indian or Alaska Native 5 Native American
Any combination of values 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Mixed or Other 6 Other
9 Refused . Missing
Blank Missing
Other Any undocumented values .A Invalid


California
California
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
1 White 1 White
2 Black 2 Black
If HISPANIC_X = "E1" 3 Hispanic
4 Asian/Pacific Islander 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
3 Native American/Eskimo/Aleut 5 Native American
5 Other 6 Other
6 Unknown . Missing
Blank Missing
Any values not documented by the data source .A Invalid
HISPANIC_X
1 Hispanic
2 Non-Hispanic
3 Unknown

Information on ethnicity was provided by California and used to code RACE beginning in 1995. The variable HISPANIC_X was retained on the HCUP databases beginning in 1998.

There are a small number of discharges with undocumented values in HISPANIC_X that are not considered valid by the data source.


California

Central Distributor only - because of confidentiality restrictions, the race of the patient (RACE) is suppressed on some records.



Colorado
Colorado
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
1 White 1 White
2 Black 2 Black
if HISPANIC_X = 1 3 Hispanic
5 Hispanic
3 Asian 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
4 Native American 5 Native American
6 Other 6 Other
7,0, Blank Missing . Missing
other Any undocumented values .A Invalid
HISPANIC_X
1 Hispanic or Latino
2 All others


Connecticut
Connecticut
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
1 White 1 White
2 Black 2 Black
If HISPANIC_X=1 3 Hispanic
5 Spanish/Hispanic
3 Oriental/Asian 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
7 Pacific Islander/Hawaiian
4 American Indian 5 Native American
6 Other 6 Other
8 Other non-white
9, Blank Missing . Missing
Any values not documented by the data source .A Invalid

HISPANIC_X

1 Spanish/Hispanic origin
2 Non-Spanish/Non-Hispanic


Florida
Florida
(Valid beginning 2010)
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
5 White 1 White
3 Black or African American 2 Black
If HISPANIC_X = E1 3 Hispanic
2 Asian 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
4 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
1 American Indian or Alaska Native 5 Native American
6 Other 6 Other
7 Unknown . Missing
Blank  
Other Any undocumented value .A Invalid
HISPANIC_X
E1 Hispanic of Latino
E2 Non-Hispanic or Latino
E7 Unknown



Florida
(Valid prior to 2010)
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
4 White 1 White
3 Black 2 Black
5 Hispanic - White 3 Hispanic
6 Hispanic - Black
2 Asian or Pacific Islander 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
1 American Indian or Alaska Native 5 Native American
7 Other 6 Other
8, Blank No Response, Missing . Missing
Any values not documented by the data source .A Invalid

Separate information on ethnicity is not provided. HISPANIC_X is not available.


Georgia
Georgia
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
1 White or Caucasian 1 White
2 Black or African American 2 Black
If HISPANIC_X = 1 3 Hispanic
4 Asian 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
5 Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
3 American Indian / Alaskan Native 5 Native American
6 Other 6 Other
Blank Unknown Race, Missing . Missing
7 Patient refused to self-designate a race
Any values not documented by the data source .A Invalid
HISPANIC_X
1 Hispanic or Latino
2 Neither Hispanic nor Latino

Restrictions on Use of Race Data Element. Georgia requested that all studies using the HCUP data element, Race of Patient be approved by GHA. AHRQ is to submit its annual HCUP Work Plan to GHA to document studies analyzing race of patient.

Prior to 1998, Georgia does not separately classify Hispanic (RACE = 3). No documentation was available about how these were coded. Beginning in 1998, Georgia revised their coding scheme for race of the patient. See table below.

Georgia
(Prior to 2002)
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
5 White 1 White
3 Black (Non-Hispanic) 2 Black
4 Hispanic 3 Hispanic
2 Asian 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
1 American Indian/Alaska native 5 Native American
6 Multiracial 6 Other
0, 7, 9, Blank Unknown, Missing . Missing
Any values not documented by the data source .A Invalid
Separate information on ethnicity is not provided. HISPANIC_X is not available.


Hawaii

In the source data files provided by Hawaii, the coding of race of the patient was different for each Hawaiian hospital. During HCUP processing, the hospital-specific values were recoded into the values of RACE_X described below.

Hawaii
(Valid prior to 2010)
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
1 White 1 White
2 Black 2 Black
3 Hispanic 3 Hispanic
4 Hawaiian 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
5 Chinese
6 Filipino
7 Japanese
8 Other Asian
9 Other Pacific Islander
10 Native American 5 Native American
11 Mixed or Other 6 Other
99, Blank Missing . Missing
A Any values not documented by the data source .A Invalid

One hospital (DSHOSPID = "120014") provides only one category for Asian patients, instead of distinguishing Chinese, Filipino, and Japanese races. For this hospital, the one category for Asian was recoded to "Other Asian" (RACE_X = "8").

One hospital (DSHOSPID = "12001F") provides only one category for Asian/Pacific Islander patients, instead of distinguishing Hawaiian, Chinese, Filipino, Japanese and other Asian and Pacific Islander races. For this hospital, the one category for Asian/Pacific Islander was recoded to "Other Asian" (RACE_X = "8").

Separate information on ethnicity is not provided by any Hawaiian hospital. HISPANIC_X is not available.



Hawaii
(Valid beginning in 2010)
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
W White/Caucasian 1 White
Z Arab/Arabian
B Black/African American 2 Black
4 Mexican 3 Hispanic
5 Portuguese
E Other Hispanic or Latino
R Puerto Rican
C Chinese 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
D Asian Indian
F Filipino
G Guamanian or Chamorro
H Native Hawaiian
J Japanese
K Korean
L Laotian
M Other Micronesian
N Maori
P Part Native Hawaiian
Q Other Asian
S Samoan
T Tongan
V Vietnamese
X Melanesian
Y Other Pacific Islander
1 Fijian
2 Malaysian
3 Marshallese
6 Tahitian
7 Thai
8 Tokelauan
A Alaska Native 5 Native American
I American Indian
O Other Race 6 Other
U Unknown/Refused . Missing
99 Not Collected
other   .A Invalid
Condition: if DSHOSPID = '"12001F" (no end date)
C White 1 White
N Black 2 Black
R Western Hemisphere Indian 5 Native American
X Other 6 Other
Z Unknown . Missing
Condition: if DSHOSPID = '"120028" (no end date)
M Hispanic Origin 3 Hispanic
O Oriental 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
X Other 6 Other
Condition: if DSHOSPID = '"121303" and on or before May 14, 2010 (after May 14, 2010, these values do not exist anymore)
O Caucasian 1 White
L Hispanic 3 Hispanic
P Portuguese
A Asian 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
E Eskimo 5 Native American
Z Other 6 Other
98 Invalid .A Invalid
Condition: if DSHOSPID = '"120001" and on or before July 31, 2010 (after July 31, 2010, these values do not exist anymore)
01 Caucasian 1 White
23 Middle East
02 American/African 2 Black
07 American/African Mix
11 Black/Other
03 Hispanic/Other 3 Hispanic
25 Portuguese
26 Puerto Rican
05 Asian/Mix 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
09 Asian/Other
10 Asian/South
12 Cambodian
14 Chinese/Taiwanese
16 Filipino
17 Guamanian
18 Hawaiian/Part
19 Japanese/Okinawan
20 Korean
21 Laotian
22 Micronesian
24 Pacific Islander
27 Samoan
28 Thai
29 Tongan
31 Vietnamese
33 Taiwanese
34 Okinawan
35 Chinese
36 Japanese
04 American Native 5 Native American
06 Cosmopolitan 6 Other
08 Asian/Caucasian
13 Caucasian/Mix
15 East Indian
30 Unknown . Missing
32 Decline


Illinois
Illinois
(Beginning in 2009)
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
R5 White 1 White
R3 Black or African American 2 Black
If HISPANIC_X = E1 3 Hispanic
R2 Asian 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
R4 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
R1 American Indian or Alaskan Native 5 Native American
R9 Other 6 Other
Blank   . Missing
Other   .A Invalid
HISPANIC_X
E1 Hispanic or Latino Ethnicity
E2 Non Hispanic nor Latino Ethnicity


Iowa

In 2010, approximately five hospitals assigned all or the majority of discharges for the patient race to "Other" or "Unknown".

Iowa
(Valid beginning 2009)
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
1 White 1 White
2 African American/Black 2 Black
6 Hispanic/Latino of Any Race 3 Hispanic
4 Asian 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
5 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander
3 American Indian/Alaskan Native 5 Native American
7 Multiracial/Two or More Races 6 Other
8 Declined . Missing
9 Unavailable/Unknown
Blank  
Other Any undocumented values .A Invalid


Iowa
Iowa
(Valid through 2008)
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
1 White 1 White
2 Black 2 Black
--   3 Hispanic
4 Asian or Pacific Islander 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
3 American Indian or Alaskan native 5 Native American
--   6 Other
9, Blank Other/Unknown, Missing . Missing
Any values not documented by the data source .A Invalid

Prior to 2009, Iowa does not separately classify Hispanic (RACE = 3). No documentation was available about how these were coded. HISPANIC_X is not available.

Iowa uses one category for "Other" and "Unknown", which is assigned to the HCUP category for missing (.).

Some Iowa hospitals report "Other" race for all or a high percentage of their discharges. Some hospitals report "White" race for all discharges.


Indiana
Indiana
(Valid Beginning in 2010)
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
5 White 1 White
3 Black/African American 2 Black
If HISPANIC_X=1 3 Hispanic
2 Asian 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
4 Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1 American Indian/Alaskan Native 5 Native American
6 Unknown 6 Other
Blank Missing Blank Missing
Other   .A Invalid
HISPANIC_X
1 Hispanic
2 Undetermined
0 Not Hispanic or Latino


Indiana
Indiana
(Valid Prior to 2010)
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
1 White 1 White
2 Black 2 Black
--   3 Hispanic
--   4 Asian or Pacific Islander
--   5 Native American
4 Other 6 Other
3 Minority
0, Blank Unknown, Missing . Missing
Any values not documented by the data source .A Invalid
Separate information on ethnicity is not provided. HISPANIC_X is not available.


Kansas
Kansas
Valid beginning in 2003
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
1 White 1 White
2 Black or African American 2 Black
  If HISPANIC_X = 1 3 Hispanic
4 Asian 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
5 Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
3 American Indian/Alaska Native 5 Native American
6 Other 6 Other
7 Multi-Racial (2 or more races)
Blank, 9, 0 Missing, Unknown or patient refused . Missing
Any values not documented by the data source .A Invalid
HISPANIC_X
1 Hispanic or Latino
2 Neither Hispanic nor Latino
0, blank Unknown



Kansas
Valid through 2002
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
1 White 1 White
2 Black 2 Black
4 Hispanic 3 Hispanic
5 Asian/Pacific Islander 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
3 American Indian/Eskimo 5 Native American
6 Other 6 Other
Blank Missing . Missing
Any values not documented by the data source .A Invalid

Separate information on ethnicity is not provided. HISPANIC_X is not available.


Kentucky

Beginning in 2008, Kentucky supplies Race and Ethnicity. Kentucky codes Ethnicity as a separate data element.

Kentucky
(Beginning in 2008)
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
R5 White 1 White
R3 Black of African American 2 Black
If HISPANIC_X = E1 3 Hispanic
R2 Asian 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
R4 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
R1 American Indian or Alaska Native 5 Native American
R9 Other 6 Other
(blank), R7 Missing or Patient Refused (Ambulatory Facilities Only) . Missing
Other   .A Invalid
HISPANIC_X
E1 Hispanic or Latino Ethnicity
E2 Non Hispanic or Latino Ethnicity


Louisiana
Louisiana
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
4 Caucasian/White 1 White
3 African American/Black 2 Black
    3 Hispanic
2 Asian or Pacific Islander 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
1 Native American or Alaskan Native 5 Native American
5 Other 6 Other
?, 6, blank Unknown, missing . Missing
!, other   .A Invalid


Maryland

Beginning in 1993, Maryland reported Hispanic ethnicity as a separate variable. If patient ethnicity was coded as Spanish/Hispanic origin, patient race was set to Hispanic (RACE = 3) during HCUP processing.

Prior to 1993, Maryland did not report Hispanic ethnicity as a separate variable or category of race. Hispanic ethnicity (RACE = 3) is not coded in the 1988-1992 HCUP Maryland data. The source documentation available for Maryland did not indicate which race code(s) were used for Hispanic ethnicity.

Maryland
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
1 White 1 White
2 African American 2 Black
If HISPANIC_X = 1 3 Hispanic
3 Asian or Pacific Islander 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
4 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 5 Native American
5 Other 6 Other
6 Bi-racial (Beginning in 2005)
9 Unknown . Missing
Blank Missing
Any values not documented by the data source .A Invalid
HISPANIC_X
1 Spanish/Hispanic origin
2 Not of Spanish/Hispanic origin
9 Unknown


Massachusetts

Small numbers of Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders (less than 1.7%) were included in "Invalid" in the 2006-2008 Massachusetts SEDD.

Small number of Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders (less than 1%) were included in "Invalid" in the 2006-2008 Massachusetts SID.

Beginning October 2006, Massachusetts significantly changed how race and ethnicity are reported. The information is reported in seven separate fields (Race1, Race2, RaceOther, Ethnicity1, Ethnicity2, EthnicityOther, and Hispanic Indicator). The data elements RaceOther and EthnicityOther are sparsely populated and were not retained on the HCUP files. The remaining fields were retained as follows:

RACE_X contains the concatenated values of Race1 and Race2. RACE_X = Race1 | Race2

Hispanic_X contains the concatenated values of Hispanic Indicator, Ethnicity1, and Ethnicity2.

Hispanic_X = Hispanic Indicator | Ethnicity1 | Ethnicity2

Patient Hispanic Indicator
Valid Entries Definition
Y Patient is Hispanic/Latino/Spanish.
N Patient is not Hispanic/Latino/Spanish.
Patient Ethnicity Codes
Ethnicity Code Ethnicity Definition
2182-4 Cuban
2184-0 Dominican
2148-5 Mexican, Mexican American, Chicano
2180-8 Puerto Rican
2161-8 Salvadoran
2155-0 Central American (not otherwise specified)
2165-9 South American (not otherwise specified)
2060-2 African
2058-6 African American
AMERCN American
2028-9 Asian
2029-7 Asian Indian
BRAZIL Brazilian
2033-9 Cambodian
CVERDN Cape Verdean
CARIBI Caribbean Island
2034-7 Chinese
2169-1 Columbian
2108-9 European
2036-2 Filipino
2157-6 Guatemalan
2071-9 Haitian
2158-4 Honduran
2039-6 Japanese
2040-4
2040-4 Korean
2041-2
2118-8 Middle Eastern
PORTUG Portuguese
RUSSIA Russian
EASTEU Eastern European
2047-9 Vietnamese
OTHER Other Ethnicity (Beginning in 2009)
UNKNOWN Unknown/not specified (Beginning in 2009)



Massachusetts
(Valid beginning October 2006)
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
R5 | R5 , R5 | - , - | R5 White 1 White
R3 | R3 , R3 | - , - | R3 Black 2 Black
Hispanic Indicator = Y and/or Ethnicity1/Ethnicity2 = 2182-4
2184-0
2148-5
2180-8
2161-8
2155-0
2165-9
2169-1
2157-6
2158-4 		Hispanic 3 Hispanic
R2 | R2 , R2 | - , - | R2, R4 | R4 , R4 | - , - | R4 Asian 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
R1 | R1 , R1 | - , - | R1 American Indian 5 Native American
R9 | R9 , R9 | - , - | R9 , Race1 not equal to Race2 and neither Race1/Race2 equal to dash Other 6 Other
OTHER
UNKNOWN Unknown, Missing . Missing
- | -
Any values not documented by the data source .A Invalid

Separate information on ethnicity is not provided. HISPANIC_X is not available.



Massachusetts
(Valid October 1999 - September 2006)
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
1 White 1 White
2 Black 2 Black
4 Hispanic 3 Hispanic
3 Asian 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
5 American Indian 5 Native American
6 Other 6 Other
9, Blank Unknown, Missing . Missing
Any values not documented by the data source .A Invalid

Separate information on ethnicity is not provided. HISPANIC_X is not available.



Massachusetts
(Valid prior to October 1999)
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
1 White 1 White
2 Black 2 Black
9 Hispanic 3 Hispanic
6 Asian 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
5 American Indian 5 Native American
3 Other 6 Other
4, Blank Unknown, Missing . Missing
Any values not documented by the data source .A Invalid

Separate information on ethnicity is not provided. HISPANIC_X is not available.


Maine

Beginning in 2008, Maine supplies Race and Ethnicity. Maine codes Ethnicity as a separate data element.

Maine
(Beginning in 2008)
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
5 White 1 White
3 Black or African American 2 Black
If HISPANIC_X = 1 3 Hispanic
2 Asian 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
4 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
1 American Indian or Alaska Native 5 Native American
6 Other race 6 Other
7, Blank Patient Elected not to Answer, Missing . Missing
Other .A Invalid
HISPANIC_X
1 Hispanic or Latino Ethnicity
2 Non Hispanic or Latino Ethnicity
Other -- .A Invalid


Michigan
Michigan
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
4 White 1 White
3 Black 2 Black
If HISPANIC_X = 1 3 Hispanic
2, 7 Asian; Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
1 American Indian/Eskimo/Aleut 5 Native American
5 Other 6 Other
0, Blank Missing, invalid or unrecorded . Missing
Blank Missing
Any values not documented by the data source .A Invalid
HISPANIC_X
1 Hispanic origin
2 Other
3 Arabic
0 Unknown or not stated


Missouri
Missouri
(Valid beginning in 2003)
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
1 White 1 White
2 Black 2 Black
If HISPANIC_X = 1 3 Hispanic
4 Asian 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
5 Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
3 American Indian/Alaskan Native 5 Native American
6 Other 6 Other
7 Multi-racial
9 Unknown . Missing
Any values not documented by the data source .A Invalid
HISPANIC_X
1 Hispanic or Latino
2 Neither Hispanic nor Latino
9 Unknown



Missouri
(Valid through 2002)
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
1 White 1 White
2 Black 2 Black
4 Hispanic 3 Hispanic
5 Asian/Pacific Islander 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
3 American Indian/Eskimo 5 Native American
6 Other 6 Other
9, Blank Unknown, Missing . Missing
Any values not documented by the data source .A Invalid

Separate information on ethnicity is not provided. HISPANIC_X is not available.


Montana
Montana
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
R5 White 1 White
R3 Black or African American 2 Black
If HISPANIC_X=E1 Hispanic or Latino 3 Hispanic
R2 Asian 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
R4 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
R1 American Indian or Alaska native 5 Native American
R9 Other 6 Other
blank   . Missing
other   .A Invalid

HISPANIC_X

E1 Hispanic or Latino    
E2 Non-Hispanic or Latino    


Nebraska

Race is coded on only 8% of Nebraska discharges in 2005. Nebraska informed HCUP that RACE values are not consistent with coding guidelines.

Nebraska
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
1, W White 1 White
2 Black 2 Black
If HISPANIC_X = 1 3 Hispanic
3 Hispanic
4 Asian or Pacific Islander 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
5 American Indian or Alaska Native 5 Native American
6 Other 6 Other
9, Blank Unknown, Missing . Missing
Any values not documented by the data source .A Invalid

HISPANIC_X
1 Spanish/Hispanic origin
2 Non-Spanish/Non-Hispanic
9 Unknown


Nevada
Nevada
(Beginning in 2008)
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
4 White 1 White
3 Black 2 Black
5 Hispanic 3 Hispanic
2 Asian or Pacific Islander 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
1 Native American/Alaskan 5 Native American
6 Other 6 Other
9, blank   . Missing
Any other undocumented values   .A Invalid

HISPANIC_X
1 Spanish/Hispanic origin
2 Non-Spanish/Non-Hispanic
0, 6, 9, Blank Unknown, undefined, missing


New Hampshire
New Hampshire
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
1 White, non-Hispanic 1 White
2 Black, non-Hispanic 2 Black
5 Hispanic 3 Hispanic
3 Asian/Pacific Islander 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
4 American Indian 5 Native American
6 Multiracial 6 Other
7 Other
X, Blank Unknown, Missing . Missing
Any values not documented by the data source .A Invalid
Separate information on ethnicity is not provided. HISPANIC_X is not available.


New Jersey
New Jersey
(Beginning in 2008)
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
21063 White 1 White
20545 Black or African American 2 Black
if Hispanic_X = 21485, 21808, 21824, 21550, 21880 3 Hispanic
20297 Asian Indian 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
20347 Chinese
20362 Filipino
20396 Japanese
20404 Korean
20479 Vietnamese
20792 Native Hawaiian
20867 Guamanian or Chamorro
20800 Samoan
20289 Other Asian
25007 Other Pacific Islander
10025 American Indian or Alaskan Native 5 Native American
21380 Multiracial: White and Black or African American 6 Other
21381 Multiracial: White and American Indian or Alaskan Native
21382 Multiracial: White and Asian
21383 Multiracial: Black or African American and American Indian or Alaskan Native
21311 Other Race
21385 Unknown/Unavailable . Missing
21390 Declined to Answer
(blank)  
(other)   .A Invalid
HISPANIC_X
21485 Yes, Mexican, Mexican American, Chicano
21808 Yes, Puerto Rican
21824 Yes, Cuban
21550 Yes, Central or South American
21880 Yes, Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino



New Jersey
(Valid through 2007)
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
1 White 1 White
2 Black 2 Black or African American
If HISPANIC_X = 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 3 Hispanic
4 Chinese 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
5 Japanese
6 Native Hawaiian
7 Filipino
8 Other Asian or Pacific Islander
A Asian Indian (Beginning 2005)
B Korean (Beginning 2005)
C Samoan (Beginning 2005)
D Vietnamese (Beginning 2005)
E Guamian or Chamorro
3 American Indian or Alaska Native 5 Native American
H Multiracial: White and Black or African American 6 Other
I Multiracial: White and American Indian or Alaskan Native
J Multiracial: White and Asian
K Multiracial: Black or African American and American Indian or Alaskan Native
0 Other races
9, Blank Unknown, Missing . Missing
G Declined to Answer
Any values not documented by the data source .A Invalid
HISPANIC_X
1 Mexican
2 Puerto Rican
3 Cuban
4 Central or South American
5 Other and Unknown Hispanic

Beginning in 1993. New Jersey reported Hispanic ethnicity as a separate variable. If patient ethnicity was coded as Hispanic (Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, Other or Unknown Hispanic), patient race was set to Hispanic (RACE = 3) during HCUP processing.

Prior to 1993. New Jersey reported Hispanic ethnicity as a category of race. If New Jersey reported patient race as Hispanic, HCUP assigned patient race as Hispanic (RACE = 3).


New Mexico
New Mexico
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
W White 1 White
B Black 2 Black
H Hispanic 3 Hispanic
A Asian/Pacific Islander 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
I Native American Indian 5 Native American
O Other 6 Other
U Unknown . Missing
blank  
other   .A Invalid


New York
New York
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
01 White 1 White
02 African American (Black) 2 Black
If HISPANIC_X = 1 3 Hispanic
04 Asian 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
05 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
03 Native American (American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut) 5 Native American
88 Other 6 Other
99, Blank Missing . Missing
Any values not documented by the data source .A Invalid
HISPANIC_X
1 Spanish/Hispanic origin 1 Spanish/Hispanic origin
2 Not of Spanish/Hispanic origin 2 Non-Spanish/Non-Hispanic
9, Blank Missing 9 Unknown


Oklahoma
Oklahoma
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
4 White 1 White
3 Black 2 Black
If HISPANIC_X = 1_ 3 Hispanic
2 Asian or Pacific Islander 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
1 American Indian or Alaska Native 5 Native American
5 Other 6 Other
6, Blank Missiing . Missing
Any values not documented by the data source .A Invalid

HISPANIC_X
1 Hispanic origin
2 Not of Hispanic origin
6 Unknown


Oregon
Oregon
(Valid Beginning in 2008 - SID only)
(Valid Beginning in 2010 - SASD only)
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
R5 White 1 White
R3 Black/African American 2 Black
If HISPANIC_X = E1 Hispanic/Latino Ethnicity 3 Hispanic
R2 Asian or Pacific Islander 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
R4 Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
R1 American Indian/Alaska Native 5 Native American
R9 Other 6 Other
R7 Patient Refused . Missing
R8 Unknown
(blank)  
Other   .A Invalid

HISPANIC_X
1 Spanish/Hispanic origin
2 Non-Spanish/Non-Hispanic
0, 6, 9, Blank Unknown, undefined, missing


Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
(Valid Beginning in 2008)
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
W, w White 1 White
B, b Black 2 Black
If HISPANIC_X = 1 3 Hispanic
A, a Asian 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
P, p Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
I, i American Indian and Alaskan Native 5 Native American
M, m Two or More Race Groups 6 Other
N, n Other
U, u Unknown . Missing
Blank  
Other Any undocumented value .A Invalid
HISPANIC_X
1 Patient is of Hispanic/Latino origin or descent
2 Patient is not of Hispanic/Latino origin or descent



Pennsylvania
(Valid Prior to 2008)
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
W White 1 White
B Black 2 Black
If HISPANIC_X = 1 3 Hispanic
A Asian or Pacific Islander 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
I Native American or Eskimo 5 Native American
N Other 6 Other
U, Blank Unknown, Missing . Missing
Any values not documented by the data source .A Invalid
HISPANIC_X
1 Hispanic/Latino origin or descent
2 Not of Hispanic/Latino origin or descent


Rhode Island
Rhode Island
(Valid beginning 4/1/03)
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
A White 1 White
B Black 2 Black
  If HISPANIC_X=1 3 Hispanic
C Asian 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
E Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
D Native American 5 Native American
F White/Black 6 Other
G White/Asian
H White/American Indian or Alaska Native
I White/Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
J Black/Asian
K Black/American Indian or Alaska Native
L Black/Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
M Asian/American Indian or Alaska Native
N American Indian or Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
O Asian/Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
P All Others
Blank, Q Missing, Not provided . Missing
Any values not documented by the data source .A Invalid
HISPANIC_X
1 Hispanic
2 Not Hispanic
3 Not Reported


Rhode Island
(Valid beginning 1/1/03-3/31/03)
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
1 White 1 White
2 Black 2 Black
5 Hispanic 3 Hispanic
3 Asian 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
4 Native American 5 Native American
6 Other 6 Other
Blank, 9 Missing, Unknown . Missing
Any values not documented by the data source .A Invalid
Separate information on ethnicity is not provided. HISPANIC_X is not available.


Rhode Island
(Valid through 2002)
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
4 White, not Hispanic 1 White
3 Black, not Hispanic 2 Black
7 White Hispanic 3 Hispanic
8 Black Hispanic
2 Asian 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
1 Native American 5 Native American
5 Other 6 Other
Blank, 6 Missing, Unknown . Missing
Any values not documented by the data source .A Invalid
Separate information on ethnicity is not provided. HISPANIC_X is not available.


South Carolina

From 1998-2002 patient's race (RACE and RACE_X) was set to missing for records from South Carolina freestanding surgery centers because the data was not reliable. Beginning with 2003, race information is retained in RACE_X and RACE on all ambulatory surgery records. Analysts should examine facility-specific frequencies before using the data.

South Carolina
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
1 White 1 White
2 African American 2 Black
6 Hispanic 3 Hispanic
3 Asian 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
4 American Indian 5 Native American
5 Other 6 Other
Blank Missing . Missing
Any values not documented by the data source .A Invalid

Separate information on ethnicity is not provided. HISPANIC_X is not available.


South Dakota
South Dakota
(Valid beginning in 2009)
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
1 White 1 White
2 African American /Black 2 Black
6 Hispanic/Latino of Any Race 3 Hispanic
4 Asian 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
5 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander
3 American Indian or Alaskan Native 5 Native American
7 Multiracial/Two or More Races 6 Other
9 Unavilable/Unknown
8 Declined . Missing
Blank  
Other   .A Invalid



South Dakota
(Valid through 2008)
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
1 White 1 White
2 Black 2 Black
--   3 Hispanic
4 Asian or Pacific Islander 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
3 American Indian or Alaskan Native 5 Native American
9 Other or Unknown 6 Other
Blank   . Missing
Other   .A Invalid

Separate information on ethnicity is not provided. HISPANIC_X is not available.


Tennessee
Tennessee
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
1 White, not Hispanic 1 White
2 Black or African American 2 Black
If HISPANIC_X = 1 3 Hispanic
4 Asian or Pacific Islander 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
3 Native American or Alaskan Native 5 Native American
5 Other Race (Other than 1 – 4) 6 Other
9, Blank Unknown Race, Missing . Missing
Any values not documented by the data source .A Invalid
HISPANIC_X
1 Hispanic Origin
2 Not Hispanic Origin
3 Hispanic Origin Unknown


Texas
Texas
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
4 White 1 White
3 Black 2 Black
If HISPANIC_X = 1 3 Hispanic
2 Asian or Pacific Islander 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
1 American Indian/Eskimo/Aleut 5 Native American
5 Other 6 Other
Blank Missing . Missing
" * " or any values not documented by the data source .A Invalid
HISPANIC_X
1 Hispanic origin
2 Not of Hispanic origin
* Invalid


Utah
Utah
(Beginning in 2003)
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
4 White 1 White
3 Black 2 Black
If HISPANIC_X=1 3 Hispanic
2 Asian or Pacific Islander 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
1 American Indian or Alaskan Native 5 Native American
5 Other 6 Other
6, Blank Unknown, Missing . Missing
Any values not documented by the data source .A Invalid

HISPANIC_X
1 Spanish/Hispanic origin
2 Non-Spanish/Non-Hispanic
6 Unknown
In 2003, Utah changed their race coding from White, Non-White, White-Hispanic, and Non-White-Hispanic to the more common White, Black, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, and Other. This caused the number of reported Hispanics to decrease.



Utah
(Prior to 2003)
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
W White, non-Hispanic origin 1 White
--   2 Black
WH White, Hispanic origin 3 Hispanic
NW Non-white, Hispanic origin
--   4 Asian or Pacific Islander
--   5 Native American
NH Non-white, non-Hispanic origin 6 Other
UK, Blank Unknown, Missing . Missing
Any values not documented by the data source .A Invalid

Separate information on ethnicity is not provided. HISPANIC_X is not available.


Virginia
Virginia
(Beginning in 1999)
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
0 White 1 White
1 Black 2 Black
5 Hispanic 3 Hispanic
6 Black Hispanic
3 Asian 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
4 American Indian 5 Native American
2 Other 6 Other
9, Blank Unknown, Missing . Missing
Any values not documented by the data source .A Invalid

Separate information on ethnicity is not provided. HISPANIC_X is not available.


Vermont
Vermont
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
4 White/Non-Hispanic 1 White
3 Black/Non-Hispanic 2 Black
7 Hispanic-White 3 Hispanic
8 Hispanic-Black
2 Asian or Pacific Islander 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
1 American Indian/Alaska Native 5 Native American
5 Other Race 6 Other
9 Multiple Selection
6, Blank Unknown, Missing . Missing
Any values not documented by the data source .A Invalid
Separate information on ethnicity is not provided. HISPANIC_X is not available.


Washington

RACE_X is the concatenation of HISPANIC_X,RACE_WHT,RACE_BLK,RACE_ASI,RACE_HAW,RACE_AMI

Washington
(Beginning in 2008)
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
HISPANIC_X = Y Else do the following... Hispanic Origin 3 Hispanic
RACE_WHT=Y and all others (RACE_BLK, RACE_ASI, RACE_HAW, RACE_AMI)=N,U,R, or blank White 1 White
RACE_BLK=Y and all others (RACE_WHT, RACE_ASI, RACE_HAW, RACE_AMI)=N,U,R, or blank Black or African American 2 Black
RACE_ASI=Y and all others (RACE_WHT, RACE_BLK, RACE_HAW, RACE_AMI)=N,U,R, or blank Asian 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
RACE_HAW=Y and all others (RACE_WHT, RACE_BLK, RACE_ASI, RACE_AMI)=N,U,R, blank Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
RACE_AMI=Y and all others (RACE_WHT, RACE_BLK, RACE_ASI, RACE_HAW)=N,U,R,blank American Indian or Alaska Native 5 Native American
Two or more races (RACE_WHT, RACE_BLK, RACE_ASI, RACE_HAW, RACE_AMI) = Y Two or more races 6 Other
Other   . Missing


Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Valid Beginning Q1 2007
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
5 White 1 White
3 Black 2 Black
If HISPANIC_X = 1 3 Hispanic
2, 4 Asian; Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
1 American Indian or Alaskan Native 5 Native American
6 Other (effective until Q4 2010) 6 Other
6 Multiracial (effective beginning Q4 2010)
7 Declined . Missing
9 Unavailable
blank  
Any values not documented by the data source .A Invalid
HISPANIC_X
1 Hispanic origin
2 Not of Hispanic origin
7 Declined
9 Unavailable

Race and ethnicity information is available on the Wisconsin SEDD beginning with 2005 data.

Race and ethnicity were available on the 2004 SASD, so any records in the 2004 SEDD that originated in the Wisconsin Ambulatory Surgery file will include information on race and ethnicity.


Wisconsin
Valid Prior to Q1 2007
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
4 White 1 White
3 Black 2 Black
If HISPANIC_X = 1 3 Hispanic
2 Asian or Pacific Islander 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
1 American Indian or Alaskan Native 5 Native American
5 Other 6 Other
6, 9, Blank Unknown, Missing . Missing
Any values not documented by the data source .A Invalid
HISPANIC_X
1 Hispanic origin
2 Not of Hispanic origin
6 Unknown
9 Not asked


Wyoming
Wyoming
RACE_X RACE
Value Description Value Description
4 White 1 White
3 Black 2 Black
If HISPANIC_X = 1 3 Hispanic
2 Asian or Pacific Islander 4 Asian or Pacific Islander
1 American Indian/Eskimo 5 Native American
5 Other Race 6 Other
6, Blank Unknown, Missing . Missing
Any values not documented by the data source .A Invalid
HISPANIC_X
1 Hispanic origin
2 Neither Hispanic or Latino
9, Blank Unknown, Missing

 
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