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Central Distributor SEDD: Description of Data Elements

 
RACE_PCT_MISS_HOSP - Percent of a hospital's discharges where race is missing or invalid
 
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General Notes
Uniform Values
State Specific Notes
General Notes
 

The data element RACE_PCT_MISS_HOSP identifies the percent of a hospital's discharges where race/ethnicity is missing or invalid based on the HCUP data element RACE. The percentage is calculated based on DSHOSPID and is rounded to two decimal places.

 
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Uniform Values
 
VariableDescriptionValueValue Description
RACE_PCT_MISS_HOSPPercent of a hospital's discharges where race is missing or invalidnn.nnPercent of a hospital's discharges
.Missing
 
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State Specific Notes

None

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Internet Citation: HCUP Central Distributor SEDD Description of Data Elements - All States. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). October 2024. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/vars/sedddistnote.jsp?var=race_pct_miss_hosp.
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