Ethnicity
| Code SystemId: | 2.16.840.1.113883.2.1.3.2.4.16.81 |
|---|---|
| Version: | 1.0 |
| Status: | active |
| Date: | 2014-01-15 |
Description
Default Scheme : NHS Data Model and Dictionary for England, ETHNIC CATEGORY CODE
The ethnicity of a person, as specified by the person, for values defined by the NHS Data Model and Dictionary for England. This vocabulary is based on the classification used for the 2001 census, replacing ETHNIC GROUP in the Commissioning Data Set Flows.
Note: Where there is a requirement to use an extended set of values then the EthnicCategory vocabulary maybe used.
Values
| Code | Description | Note |
|---|---|---|
| A | British | White |
| B | Irish | White |
| C | Any other White background | White |
| D | White and Black Caribbean | Mixed |
| E | White and Black African | Mixed |
| F | White and Asian | Mixed |
| G | Any other mixed background | Mixed |
| H | Indian | Asian or Asian British |
| J | Pakistani | Asian or Asian British |
| K | Bangladeshi | Asian or Asian British |
| L | Any other Asian background | Asian or Asian British |
| M | Caribbean | Black or Black British |
| N | African | Black or Black British |
| P | Any other Black background | Black or Black British |
| R | Chinese | Other Ethnic Groups |
| S | Any other ethnic group | Other Ethnic Groups |
| Z | Not stated | Other Ethnic Groups |