Minority Flag

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Minority Flag indicates whether students are from a race / ethnicity group classified as a minority. Minority race / ethnicity groups include African American, Asian American, Latino, Native American, and Pacific Islander. Students with a race / ethnicity group of White, Two or More Races, Other/Decline, and N/A are not considered minorities.

Metadata
Where Term Appears
CSUMB Data Warehouse Dashboards:
Filter / Group Breakdown Location:
Data Custodian
Institutional Assessment and Research
Data Source
Source System:CMS - SA
Source Table Name:PS_OBI_ETHNICITY
Source Field Name:MINORITY
Census Process:Yes
Logical Transformation / Calculation
N/A
OBIEE Folder and Column
Folder Heading:"CSU Ethnicity"
Column Heading:"Minority Flag"


Minority Flag differs from underrepresented minority in that it includes Asian American and Pacific Islander race / ethnicity groups, while the latter does not.

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