h. Age. Enter the age as described below:
(1) Live births at you MTF and transferred live births less than 24 hrs old, enter
00D.
(2) Enter patient's age in completed days, months, or years at the time of this
admission to your MTF. For infants under 1 month old, enter the age in days; for example,
"02D" or "22D". For a child 1 month but less than 12 months old, enter the age in
completed months; for example, "02M" for a child who is 2 months and 25 days old. For a
child 12 months but less than 24 months, enter "01Y" (1 year).
(3) If the patient is 1 year old or older, enter the age in completed years. Zero fill
to the left to make a two digit code for patients 1-9 years of age. The code 99Y will be
used for patients 99 years old and older.
i. Race. Enter the race determined during the interview according to table 1-3.
Do not use (Z) for U.S. active duty personnel, Reserve and National Guard, or service
Academy Cadets.
DATA ITEM
ABBREVIATION
American Indian/Alaskan Native
AAN
Asian Pacific Islander
API
Black, Not of Hispanic Origin
BNH
Black, Hispanic Origin
BHO
White, Not of Hispanic Origin
WNH
White, Hispanic Origin
WHO
Unknown
UNK
Table 1-3. Race codes
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