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ORIGIN field

containing table
tblBAS
explanation of variable
Nationality or region of origin of patient
format of data
character (1-3 letter/numeric codes). see coding table for valid codings.
exists since HICDEP version
1.30

Coding Table

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CodeRegion of origin
10Africa
11Northern Africa
12Sub-Saharan Africa
20Asia
30Oceania (not Australia)
40Australia & New Zealand
50Americas
51North America
52Central & South America
60Middle East
70Europe
71Western Europe
72Eastern Europe
99Unknown

In case of a need for a more detailed level of origin (nationality) codes should be the ISO ?2-letter or ?3-letter codes.