Enum: Race
URI: [bican:Race](https://identifiers.org/brain-bican/vocab/Race)
## Permissible Values
| Value | Meaning | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | NCIT:C41259 | A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South Ame... |
| Asian | NCIT:C41260 | A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, South... |
| Black or African American | NCIT:C16352 | A person having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | NCIT:C41219 | A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa... |
| White | NCIT:C41261 | A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle ... |
| More than one race | NCIT:C67109 | Having ancestors of several or various races |
| Other Race | NCIT:C104495 | Individuals who do not necessarily identify with any particular race or other... |
| Prefer not to Answer | None | A response indicating that an individual prefers or preferred not to answer |
| Unknown | None | Not known, observed, recorded; or reported as unknown by the data contributor |
## Slots
| Name | Description |
| --- | --- |
| [race](race.md) | Race of the donor |
| [secondary_race](secondary_race.md) | Second race if available for the donor |
## Identifier and Mapping Information
### Schema Source
* from schema: https://w3id.org/brain-bican/donor
## Mappings
| Mapping Type | Mapped Value |
| --- | --- |
| self | bican:race |
| native | bican:race |
| exact | bican:e515c009-550e-4f9c-b1b6-fc876a6fb2a8, NIMP:PD-PRPRRP41 |
## LinkML Source
name: race
from_schema: https://w3id.org/brain-bican/donor
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
American Indian or Alaska Native:
text: American Indian or Alaska Native
description: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and
South America (including Central America) and who maintains tribal affiliation
or community attachment.
meaning: NCIT:C41259
Asian:
text: Asian
description: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far
East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including for example, Cambodia,
China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand,
and Vietnam.
meaning: NCIT:C41260
Black or African American:
text: Black or African American
description: A person having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa.
Terms such as "Haitian" or "Negro" can be used in addition to "Black or African
American".
meaning: NCIT:C16352
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander:
text: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
description: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii,
Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.
meaning: NCIT:C41219
White:
text: White
description: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe,
the Middle East, or North Africa.
meaning: NCIT:C41261
More than one race:
text: More than one race
description: Having ancestors of several or various races.
meaning: NCIT:C67109
Other Race:
text: Other Race
description: Individuals who do not necessarily identify with any particular race
or others who do not wish to self select into a racial category(ies).
meaning: NCIT:C104495
Prefer not to Answer:
text: Prefer not to Answer
description: A response indicating that an individual prefers or preferred not
to answer.
Unknown:
text: Unknown
description: Not known, observed, recorded; or reported as unknown by the data
contributor.