This file contains the list of valid ethnicities. The allowable entries are maintained by VA Central Office and, as such, alteration and/or addition of entries is not allowed. AVA*93.2*17: This patch distributes this file with data in support of Women's Health who could not wait until PIMS patch DG*5.3*415 which introduces this file is released by IHS.
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 1-5 characters in length
DESCRIPTION:
This field contains the abbreviation for this ethnicity entry. This may appear on various outputs where there is insufficient room to print the entire name of the ethnicity.