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This variable is contained in the following files:
SAS Name
EL_RACE_ETHNCY_CD
CODE INDICATING THE RACE/ETHNICITY OF THE MEDICAID ELIGIBLE.
| Code | Code value |
|---|---|
| 1 | WHITE, NOT OF HISPANIC ORIGIN (CHANGED TO "WHITE" BEGINNING 10/98) |
| 2 | BLACK, NOT OF HISPANIC ORIGIN (CHANGED TO "BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN" BEGINNING 10/98) |
| 3 | AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKAN NATIVE |
| 4 | ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (CHANGED TO "ASIAN" BEGINNING 10/98) |
| 5 | HISPANIC (CHANGED TO "HISPANIC OR LATINO - NO RACE INFORMATION AVAILABLE" BEGINNING 10/98) |
| 6 | NATIVE HAWAIIAN OR OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER (NEW CODE BEGINNING 10/98) |
| 7 | HISPANIC OR LATINO AND ONE OR MORE RACES (NEW CODE BEGINNING 10/98) |
| 8 | MORE THAN ONE RACE (HISPANIC OR LATINO NOT INDICATED) (NEW CODE BEGINNING 10/98) |
| 9 | UNKNOWN |
USER NOTE: SINCE SPECIFICATIONS FOR CODE VALUES = 7 AND 8 WERE NOT ISSUED UNTIL MAY 2000, THESE CODE VALUES MAY NOT APPEAR. THE METHODS OF COLLECTING INFORMATION ON RACE AND ETHNICITY DIFFER SUBSTANTIALLY ACROSS STATES AND TIME PERIODS.
SOURCE: MSIS ELIGIBILITY FILES: 'RACE-ETHNICITY-CODE'.