LOINC long common name : Deprecated PhenX measure - race;
LOINC description : Question asking the respondent his/her race. United States Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) standards for the classification of Federal data on race and ethnicity
state that race and ethnicity may be thought of in terms of social and cultural characteristics
as well as ancestry. Race is used to stratify study populations and to associate those
populations with physical, geographic, biological, social, and cultural characteristics
(e.g., African Americans). Race is a social and epidemiological factor and individuals
of some races are at greater risk for disease.;
Has component