Table 2.

Portions of a translation table using a composite coding scheme for harmonization for Self-Reported Main Racial Background (RACESR).

IHIS Code	IHIS Label	1978 NHIS Code	1992 NHIS Code	2000 NHIS Code
100	White	4 = White	1 = White	1 = White
200	Black/African American	3 = Black	2 = Black	2 = Black/African American
300	Aleut, Alaskan Native, or American Indian	1 = Aleut, Eskimo, or American Indian		3 = Indian (American), Alaska Native
320	Alaskan Native		4 = Eskimo
330	Aleut		5 = Aleut
340	American Indian		3 = Indian (American)
400	Asian or Pacific Islander	2 = Asian/Pacific Islander
410	Asian
411	Chinese		6 = Chinese	10 = Chinese
412	Filipino		7 = Filipino	11 = Filipino
413	Korean		9 = Korean
414	Vietnamese		10 = Vietnamese
415	Japanese		11 = Japanese
416	Asian Indian		12 = Asian Indian	9 = Asian Indian
417	Other Asian			15 = Other Asian
420	Pacific Islander
421	Hawaiian		8 = Hawaiian
422	Samoan		13 = Samoan
423	Guamanian		14 = Guamanian
430	Other Asian or Pacific Islander		15 = Other API
500	Other race	5 = Another group not listed	16 = Other race	16 = Other Race
600	Multiple race, no primary race selected	6 = Multiple entry - unknown which is main race	17 = Multiple race	17 = Multiple race
900	Unknown	7 = Unknown	99 = Unknown