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Black or African American

Alternate Name

Race Black or African American

Definition

A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.

Usage Notes

K12: Use cases support Yes and No as options.

Postsecondary:
- Use cases support Yes and Not Selected as options
- As defined in IPEDS

Option Set
DescriptionCode
YesYes
NoNo
Not selectedNotSelected
Related Domains, Entities and Categories

Adult Education -> AE Student -> Demographic (Data Model ID = 65326) 
Career and Technical -> CTE Student -> Demographic (Data Model ID = 66868) 
Early Learning -> Early Learning Child -> Demographic (Data Model ID = 64665) 
Early Learning -> Early Learning Staff -> Demographic (Data Model ID = 66228) 
K12 -> K12 Staff -> Demographic (Data Model ID = 65145) 
K12 -> K12 Student -> Demographic (Data Model ID = 65909) 
Postsecondary -> PS Staff -> Demographic (Data Model ID = 66174) 
Postsecondary -> PS Student -> Demographic (Data Model ID = 64800) 
Workforce -> Workforce Program Participant -> Demographic (Data Model ID = 67948) 

Related Topics

Early Learning -> Program Quality 

Global ID

000034

Term ID

23657

Element Technical Name

BlackOrAfricanAmerican

URL

https://ceds.ed.gov/element/000034    (Email this link)

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