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Table 2 Frequency of race and ethnicity categories before and after application of mapping algorithm

From: Taking action to advance the study of race and ethnicity: the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI)

N = 161,808

As collected on Form 41 or Form 2

N

Mapped value after algorithm application

N

Ethnicity: Spanish/Hispanic/Latino

No, Not Spanish/Hispanic/Latino

131,017

153,034

Did not complete 2003 WHI Form/White or Black on baseline WHI Form

22,017

Yes, Puerto Rican

779

779

Yes, Mexican, Mexican American, Chicano

2693

2693

Yes, Cuban

396

396

Yes, Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latina

1888

1888

Yes, Unspecified Spanish/Hispanic/Latina (Did not complete 2003 WHI Form/Hispanic on baseline WHI Form)

1556

1556

Unknown (Did not complete 2003 WHI Form/Not White/Black/Hispanic on baseline Form)

1379

1379

Unknown (Did not complete2003 or baseline Forms)

83

83

Total

161,808

161,808

Race:

One reported race

134,836

157,582

 White

119,492

137,628

 Black, African American, or Negro

10,650

14,327

American Indian or Alaska Native

354

540

Asian (combining #4–10 from 2003 Form)

3278

4025

Asian Indian

83

83

Chinese

747

747

Filipino

321

321

Japanese

1962

1962

Korean

91

91

Vietnamese

10

10

Other Asian

64

64

Unspecified Asian (Did not complete 2003 Form/Asian or Pacific Islander, baseline form)

747

747

Pacific Islander (#11–15 from 2003 Form)

137

137

Native Hawaiian

97

97

Guamanian or Chamorro

10

10

Samoan

2

2

Other Pacific Islander

28

28

Some other race

925

925

More than one race

1880

1880

Unknown (Did not complete 2003 /White, Black, Asian/ PI, American Indian/Alaskan Native on baseline form)

24,661

In one of above categories

Unknown (Did not complete 2003 Form/ Hispanic or Other on baseline form)

2264

2346

Unknown (Did not complete2003 or baseline Forms)

82

Total

161,808

161.808