MRACE_P: Race coded to a single race group
All persons Race coded to a single race group Sources: MAINRACE Recodes: None Keywords: race Notes: * Asian Pacific Islander - this category includes the following: Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese, Hawaiian, Samoan, Guamanian, and other API. Data came from HHC.360 and HHC.380. Where there was only one race given, that answer was copied from RACE1 to here. Those respondents with more than one race mentioned had their response copied from MULTRAC (HHC.380). For those respondents who indicated more than one race, but did not select a main race (see MULTRAC), they were assigned "17" or "Multiple race".
| Value | Label | Unweighted Frequency | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | White | 28,654 | 79.3% |
| 2 | Black/African American | 5,190 | 14.4% |
| 3 | Indian (American) (includes Eskimo, Aleut) | 255 | 0.7% |
| 6 | Chinese | 213 | 0.6% |
| 7 | Filipino | 174 | 0.5% |
| 12 | Asian Indian | 138 | 0.4% |
| 15 | Other API* | 457 | 1.3% |
| 16 | Other race | 774 | 2.1% |
| 17 | Multiple race | 66 | 0.2% |
| 97 | Refused | 55 | 0.2% |
| 98 | Not ascertained | 5 | 0.0% |
| 99 | Don't know | 135 | 0.4% |
| Total | 36,116 | 100% |
Based upon 36,116 valid cases out of 36,116 total cases.
Location: 24-25 (width: 2; decimal: 0)
Variable Type: numeric
(Range of) Valid Data Values: 1 thru 99
Notes
Source: This variable was taken from: National Health Interview Survey, 1997.
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Disclaimer: The frequencies for this variable may not be weighted. They are purely descriptive and may not be representative of the study population. Please use with caution and consult the study documentation.
