ResidentData/Demographics

This table comprises data on resident demographics, which may change over time.

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Starting
The first date for which the demographic characteristic applies. For Sex, Race, Ethnicity, and BirthMonth, Starting is BirthMonth. For LatestEntryMonth and EstimatedReleaseMonth, Starting is the month of the current CDCR commitment. 2021-01-06, 2020-12-31
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Month
The year and month of the starting date, used to segment files 2019-11, 2020-01
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Ending
The last date for which the record applies. This date is null if the record applies currently. 2021-01-06, 2020-12-31, NULL
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ResidentId
Stable anonymized signed integer ID value for the resident 578998371, -456578293
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Demographic
The demographic characteristic

Sex
Morphological sex (M or F)

Race
Value	Definition A	Asian or Pacific Islander B	Black C	Cuban H	Hispanic I	American Indian/Alaskan Native M	Mexican O	Other U	Unknown W	White

Missing values are left blank

Ethnicity
Resident self-report of ethnicity.

LatestEntryMonth
Month of resident's most recent admission to CDCR, return from parole, or recapture, whichever happened most recently

EstimatedReleaseMonth
Resident's current estimated month and year of release. Dates with year=1000 indicate unkown values; dates with year=9999 indicate life sentence with no parole date set

HomeCounty
County of last legal residence

SecurityLevel
Security level (I, II, III, IV)

CustodyPoints
CDCR custody points

Interpreter
Equals 1 if the resident requires a language interpreter, otherwise 0

PrimaryLanguage
Resident's primary language, including ASL

ReadingLevel
The resident's most recent reading score on the Test of Achievement in Basic Education (TABE). Scores are intended to reflect reading grade level, from 0 to 12.9

Value
The value of the corresponding demographic characteristic.

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