Name Steward Organization Suggested Domain Suggested Domain Description Cde Group Classification
Employed in Healthcare Indicator Project 5 (COVID-19) Social determinants of health
Social determinants of health (e.g., financial, education, and living arrangements), but not environmental data (e.g., weather data, pollutant data)
NIH CDEs
  • Project 5 (COVID-19)
    • Tier 1

# Datatype
Value List

# Permissible value Value meaning code Value meaning definition Code system name Concept Concept source
No LA32-8 The non-affirmative response to a question. C49487 LOINC C49487 NCI Thesaurus
Unknown LA4489-6 Not known, observed, recorded; or reported as unknown by the data contributor. C17998 LOINC C17998 NCI Thesaurus
Yes LA33-6 The affirmative response to a question. C49488 LOINC C49488 NCI Thesaurus

# Name Origin Origin Concept type
Health Care Professional NCI Thesaurus C53287 data element concept
Person NCI Thesaurus C25190 data element concept
Indicator NCI Thesaurus C25180 data element concept

# Definition Sources
An indication of whether or not the person is a healthcare worker. Project 5

# Designation Tags
Are you employed in healthcare and have direct patient contact? Preferred Question Text
Employed in Healthcare Indicator

# Identifier Origin Version
1JQMxiLIeo NLM CDEs 12-02-2025-download