* indicates required field
Length: 1
Source of Standard: NAACCR
Section Name: Demographic
Record Types: A, M, C, I
XML NAACCR ID: raceCodingSysCurrent
Parent XML Element: Patient
Required Status:
NPCR Collect: . - No recommendations
CoC Collect: . - No recommendations
SEER Collect: . - No recommendations
CCCR Collect: . - No recommendations
Description:
Code that best describes how Race [160] currently is coded. If the data have been converted, this field shows the system to which it has been converted.
Rationale:
Race 1 - 5 codes [160 - 164] have changed over time. To be able to accurately group and analyze the data, it is necessary to record the system used to record the race codes.
Item Data Type:
digits
Allowable Values
1-7, 9
Codes:
1 |
4-value coding: 1 = White, 2 = Black, 3 = Other, 9 = Unknown |
|---|---|
2 |
SEER < 1988 (1-digit) |
3 |
1988-1990 SEER & CoC (2-digit) |
4 |
1991-1993 SEER & CoC (added codes 20-97, additional Asian and Pacific Islander codes) |
5 |
1994-1999 SEER & CoC (added code 14, Thai) |
6 |
2000+ SEER & CoC (added code 88 for Race 2, 3, 4, and 5) |
7 |
2010+ SEER & CoC (added codes 15, 16, and 17; removed 09) |
9 |
Other |