Data Element: Ethnicity (Personal Details)

Data Element: Ethnicity (Personal Details)


1. National Identity Card Number, 2. Title, 3. Name, 4. Gender, 5. Civil Status, 6. Religion,7. Ethnicity, 8. Preferred Language, 9. Citizenship, 10. Address, 11. Contact Details, 12. Date, 13. Date of Birth, 14. Place of Birth, 15. Date of Death :: (Menu) ::




Label

Description

Name

Ethnicity

Definition

Ethnicity of a person.

The following codes will be used to represent the Ethnicity :

1- Sinhala
2- Sri Lankan Tamil
3 - Indian Tamil
4 – Sri Lankan Moor
5 - Burgher
6 - Malay
0 - Other 

Format

2 Numeric character

Validation

Cannot be blank.

Max length is 2.

Values

1- Sinhala
2- Sri Lankan Tamil
3 - Indian Tamil
4 – Sri Lankan Moor
5 - Burgher
6 - Malay
0 - Other

Default

 

Comments

If the value is “0” (zero), then the Ethnicity must be entered by the user.

Date

October 2005

Version

V0.9