| Description | Race of patient. NULL = The hospital made no effort to obtain the information. 1 = American Indian or Alaskan Native. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North America, and who maintains cultural identification through tribal affiliation or community recognition.
2 = Asian or Pacific Islander. A person having origins in any of the original oriental peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent or the Pacific Islands. This area includes, for example, China, India, Japan, Korea, the Philippine Islands and Samoa.
3 = Black. A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.
4 = White. A person having origins in any of the original Caucasian peoples of Europe, North Africa, or the Middle East.
5 = Other. Any possible options not covered in the above categories.
6 = Unknown. A person who chooses not to answer the question.
7 = No value definition available. NOTE: Other values exist but no definition is available. |
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