0 |
Non-Spanish; non-Hispanic |
1 |
Mexican (includes Chicano) |
2 |
Puerto Rican |
3 |
Cuban |
4 |
South or Central American (except Brazil) |
5 |
Other specified Spanish/Hispanic origin (includes European; excludes Dominican Republic) |
6 |
Spanish, NOS |
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Hispanic, NOS |
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Latino, NOS |
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There is evidence, other than surname or maiden name, that the person is Hispanic, but he/she cannot be assigned to any of the categories 1-5 |
7 |
Spanish surname only (Code 7 is ordinarily for central registry use only, hospital registrars may use code 7 if using a list of Hispanic surnames provided by their central registry; otherwise, code 9 'unknown whether Spanish or not' should be used.) |
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The only evidence of the person's Hispanic origin is the surname or maiden name and there is no contrary evidence that the patient is not Hispanic |
8 |
Dominican Republic |
9 |
Unknown whether Spanish or not |