* indicates required field
Length: 2
Source of Standard: SEER
Section Name: Demographic
Record Types: A, M, C, I
XML NAACCR ID: race4
Parent XML Element: Patient
Required Status:
NPCR Collect: R - Required
CoC Collect: . - No recommendations
SEER Collect: R - Required
CCCR Collect: . - No recommendations
Description:
Code the patient’s race. Race is coded separately from Spanish/Hispanic Origin [190]. All tumors for the same patient should have the same race codes. If the patient is multiracial, code all races using RACE 2 through RACE 5 [161-164]. For coding instructions and race code history see the current SEER Program Coding and Staging Manual^3^.
Reference to Census 2000 definitions for ethnicity and race: http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/doc/sf2.pdf (Appendix G).
Rationale:
Because race has a significant association with cancer rates and outcomes, a comparison between areas with different racial distributions may require an analysis of race to interpret the findings. The race codes listed correspond closely to race categories used by the U.S. Census Bureau to allow calculation of race-specific incidence rates. The full coding system should be used to allow accurate national comparison and collaboration, even if the state population does not include many of the race categories.
Format:
Right justified, zero filled
Item Data Type:
digits
Allowable Values
01-08, 10-17, 20-22, 25-28, 30-32, 88, 96-99, blank
Codes:
01 |
White |
|---|---|
02 |
Black or African American |
03 |
American Indian or Alaska Native |
04 |
Chinese |
05 |
Japanese |
06 |
Filipino |
07 |
Native Hawaiian |
08 |
Korean |
|
* |
|
10 |
Vietnamese |
11 |
Laotian |
12 |
Hmong |
13 |
Cambodian |
14 |
Thai |
15 |
Asian Indian, NOS or Pakistani, NOS (code 09 prior to Version 12) |
16 |
Asian Indian |
17 |
Pakistani |
20 |
Micronesian, NOS |
21 |
Chamorro |
22 |
Guamanian, NOS |
25 |
Polynesian, NOS |
26 |
Tahitian |
27 |
Samoan |
28 |
Tongan |
30 |
Melanesian, NOS |
31 |
Fiji Islander |
32 |
Papua New Guinean |
88 |
No further race documented |
96 |
Other Asian, including Asian, NOS and Oriental, NOS |
97 |
Pacific Islander, NOS |
98 |
Some other race |
99 |
Unknown by patient |
Blank |
Race 2-5 not coded |
Code Notes:
** Code 09 was retired effective with Version 12. See codes 15-17., Codes
Note:* If diagnosed prior to 2000 and any race code (Race 2, 3, 4, or 5) is blank, all subsequent race codes must be blank. If diagnosed after 1999 and any race code (for Race 2, 3, 4, and 5) is 88 (no further race documented), then all subsequent race codes also must be 88. If any race equals 99, then all race codes (Race 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5) must be 99.