Table 2 Sensitivity and positive values for racial/ethnic information from administrative and birth certificates records in children
| Â | Sensitivity (95%-CI) | Positive predictive value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Records with unknown race/ethnicity | Â | |
| Â | included | excluded | (95%-CI) |
All Children (n = 325,810) | Â | Â | Â |
   Ethnicity: |  |  |  |
Hispanic | 76.9 (76.7-77.1) | 84.7 (84.5-84.8) | 95.6 (95.5-95.7) |
   Race: |  |  |  |
White | 73.0 (72.8-73.2) | 84.7 (84.6-84.9) | 89.3 (89.2-89.5) |
Black | 80.6 (80.2-81.0) | 92.6 (92.3-92.8) | 86.6 (86.2-87.0) |
Asian/Pacific Islander1 | 69.9 (69.3-70.4) | 81.8 (81.4-82.3) | 73.8 (73.3-74.3) |
AIAN1 | 15.0 (12.4-18.0) | 19.4 (16.1-23.2) | 18.2 (15.0-21.8) |
Other | 42.3 (39.2-45.5) | 50.1 (46.6-53.3) | 1.2 (1.1-1.4) |
Multiple | 2.8 (2.6-3.0)2 | 3.1 (2.9-3.4)2 | 51.8 (49.4-54.2) |
Non-Hispanic children (n = 151,396) | Â | Â | Â |
   Race: |  |  |  |
White | 84.7 (84.4-85.0) | 96.3 (96.1-96.4) | 84.3 (84.0-84.6) |
Black | 81.4 (80.9-81.8) | 93.3 (93.0-93.6) | 91.7 (91.4-92.0) |
Asian/Pacific Islander1 | 71.5 (71.0-72.0) | 83.0 (82.5-83.3) | 78.8 (78.3-79.2) |
AIAN1 | 13.9 (10.3-18.6) | 20.1 (14.9-26.5) | 13.0 (9.5-17.4) |
Other | 82.1 (62.4-93.2) | 92.0 (72.5-98.6) | 0.07 (0.8-1.1) |
Multiple | 3.5 (3.2-2.8) | 4.0 (3.7-4.3) | 48.3 (45.5-51.1) |
Hispanic children (n = 174,361) | Â | Â | Â |
   Race: |  |  |  |
White | 67.6 (67.3-67.8) | 79.2 (79.0-79.5) | 92.5 (92.3-92.6) |
Black | 67.1 (65.0-69.2) | 78.8 (76.7-80.8) | 40.1 (38.4-41.8) |
Asian/Pacific Islander1 | 44.9 (42.6-47.2) | 60.8 (58.2-63.4) | 28.8 (27.2-30.5) |
AIAN1 | 15.8 (12.2-20.1) | 18.9 (14.7-23.9) | 25.5 (19.9-31.8) |
Other | 41.2 (38.8-44.4) | 48.8 (45.3-52.3) | 1.3 (1.2-1.5) |
Multiple | 1.9 (1.7-2.1) | 2.1 (1.9-2.4) | 62.0 (57.3-66.6) |