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References:

2007 SEER Manual, 52

Question:

Computed Ethnicity: Should the Name--Alias field be used when generating Computed Ethnicity?

Discussion:

Answer:

No, "Alias" is not used and should not be used to generate Computed Ethnicity. Computed Ethnicity records the ethnicity based on last name and/or maiden name using a computer algorithm. Alias is not part of the algorithm.

Cancer Site Category:

N/A

Data Item Category:

N/A

Other Category:

N/A

Year:

2008