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Framework that allows defining file formats (layouts) and use them to read and write data files.
Alternate Name
Item #
Length
Source of Standard
Column #
170
1
NAACCR
187 - 187
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.
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
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