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. 2003 Oct;93(10):1734–1739. doi: 10.2105/ajph.93.10.1734

TABLE 3—

Agreement Between Self-Reported and Administrative Data: Patients Indicating 1 or 2 Races/Ethnicities

Administrative Data on Race/Ethnicity, %
Self-Reported Race/Ethnicity White African American Other Unknown Percentage Agreement
White (n = 581 831) 61.50 0.44 0.88 37.17 61.50
Pacific Islander (n = 1727) 14.88 1.85 38.39 44.88 38.39
Pacific Islander, White (n = 1877) 62.92 0.48 2.34 34.26 65.26
Hispanic (n = 37 662) 10.77 1.11 59.63 28.49 59.63
Hispanic, White (n = 4627) 25.95 0.76 44.64 28.65 70.59
Hispanic, Pacific Islander (n = 207) 12.56 1.45 53.14 32.85 53.14
Black (n = 96 007) 4.68 60.63 0.58 34.10 60.63
Black, White (n = 490) 24.90 36.53 2.24 36.33 61.43
Black, Pacific Islander (n = 35) 17.14 40.00 0.00 42.86 40.00
Black, Hispanic (n = 478) 5.65 29.71 30.54 34.10 60.25
Asian (n = 4605) 10.73 1.13 36.57 51.57 36.57
Asian, White (n = 501) 52.89 0.40 6.59 40.12 59.48
Asian, Pacific Islander (n = 194) 9.28 0.52 38.14 52.06 38.14
Asian, Hispanic (n = 73) 13.70 2.74 34.25 49.32 34.25
Asian, Black (n = 941) 5.21 59.94 1.81 33.05 61.75
Native American (n = 8317) 49.34 4.14 15.81 30.71 15.81
Native American, White (n = 18 950) 66.32 0.47 1.00 32.21 67.32
Native American, Pacific Islander (n = 24) 50.00 4.17 20.83 25.00 20.83
Native American, Hispanic (n = 647) 17.62 1.55 45.13 35.70 45.13
Native American, Black (n = 2081) 6.58 58.29 1.01 34.12 59.30
Native American, Asian (n = 119) 39.50 9.24 18.49 32.77 18.49

Note. Bold type indicates agreement between racial designations in administrative and self-report data sources.

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