RACE (476)    HL7 FIELD (771.1)

Name Value
NAME RACE
DESCRIPTION
This field contains the patient's race abbreviation (as found in field #2
         6                   White, not of Hispanic origin
         7                   Unknown
of the RACE file, via pointer from the .06 field of the PATIENT file).
The DHCP codes (as found in the #3 field of the RACE file) are:
     DHCP VALUE              DESCRIPTION
         1                   White Hispanic
         2                   Black Hispanic
         3                   American Indian or Alaska Native
         4                   Black, not of Hispanic origin
         5                   Asian or Pacific Islander
SEGMENT ZPD
SEQUENCE 14
VERSION
MAXIMUM LENGTH 1
DATA TYPE ID
REQUIRED? NOT REQUIRED