PEIMS Data Standards C014 ETHNICITY-CODE

Code Table ID	Name	Date Issued	Date Updated
C014	ETHNICITY-CODE	04/02/87

Code	Translation
1	American Indian Or Alaskan Native - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North America and who maintains cultural identification through affiliation or community recognition
2	Asian Or Pacific Islander - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, Indian subcontinent, Polynesian Islands, Micronesian Islands, Melanesian Islands, or Philippine Islands
3	Black, Not Of Hispanic Origin - A non-Hispanic person having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa
4	Hispanic - A person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race
5	White, Not Of Hispanic Origin - A non-Hispanic person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, North Africa, or the Middle East

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