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Variable Information
LabelWhat is your race?
SectionRace
Data Typeinteger
RADx Variable CategoryRADx Core Variable
Description
The nih_race data element records responses to the prompt, or a congruently meaning prompt, "What is your race?". Equivalent prompts are: - "What is your race? Mark one or more boxes. (Check all that apply)" RADx-UP - "What is your race? Mark one or more boxes." RADx-rad - "Black" RADx-Tech, - "White" RADx-Tech, - "Asian" RADx-Tech, - "Pacific Islander" RADx-Tech, - "American Indian" RADx-Tech, - "Other" RADx-Tech, - "Don't know" RADx-Tech - "What is your race? Mark one or more boxes" RADx-DHT The values for this data element are integers that come from a list of 10 permissible integer values. The nih_race data element is the result of the harmonization of other RADx program data elements: race_ethn_race RADx-UP; race RADx-rad; race_black, race_white, race_asian, race_pacisl, race_amind, race_other, race_dk RADx-Tech; dht_race RADx-DHT
Keywordsrace
Term
From
RADx-DHT dht_race
RADx-Tech race_amind race_asian race_black race_dk race_other race_pacisl race_white
RADx-UP race_ethn_race
RADx-rad race
Permissible Values
Specimens Table
Value
Label
0
American Indian or Alaska Native
1
Black or African American
2
Asian
3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
4
White
5
Middle Eastern or North African
6
Two or more races
97
Some other race
98
Do not know
99
Prefer not to answer
List of Studies Using Variable