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. 2021 Jan 15;28(4):744–752. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocaa327

Table 2.

A summary of the attributes used in the case studies

Source Attribute Values
SD Race White, Black or African American, Asian, American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; other race; and a set of multiracial groups
State 50 U.S. states and Washington, DC
Ethnicity Hispanic; non-Hispanic
Sex Male; female
Year of birth Before 1978
Simulated from Adult dataset Education Preschool, grades 1-4, grades 5-6, grades 7-8, grade 9, grade 10, grade 11, grade 12, high school graduate, some college, associate’s degree—vocational, associate’s degree—academic, bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, doctorate
Marital status Never married; married; divorced
Work class Government-federal; government-state; government-local; privately employed; self-employed-not incorporated; self-employed-incorporated; without pay
Income level ≤$50 000; >$50 000
Simulated from population statistics Country of birth United States; outside of United States
Homeowner Own; rent
Sexual orientation Straight; other

SD: Vanderbilt University Medical Center Synthetic Derivative.