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NASS Description of Data Elements

 
RACE - Race/ethnicity of patient
 
Documentation Sections:
General Notes
Uniform Values
General Notes
 
 
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Uniform Values
VariableDescriptionValueValue Description
RACERace/ethnicity of patient1White
2Black
3Hispanic
4Asian or Pacific Islander
5Native American
6Other
.Missing
.AInvalid
.BUnavailable from source (coded in 1988-1997 data only)
 
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Internet Citation: HCUP NASS Description of Data Elements. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). August 2019. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/vars/race/nassnote.jsp.
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