Name Steward Organization Suggested Domain Suggested Domain Description Cde Group Classification
Grade Level GRDR 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
  • GRDR
    • Requirement
      • Optional
    • Category
      • Socio-Demographic

# Definition Datatype
No schooling Preschool or nursery school Kindergarten 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade GED College Don’t Know N/A - Participant is 18 years or older Value List

# Permissible value Value meaning name
10th Grade 10th Grade
11th Grade 11th Grade
12th Grade 12th Grade
1st Grade 1st Grade
2nd Grade 2nd Grade
3rd Grade 3rd Grade
4th Grade 4th Grade
5th Grade 5th Grade
6th Grade 6th Grade
7th Grade 7th Grade
8th Grade 8th Grade
College College
Don't Know Don't Know
GED GED
Kindergarten Kindergarten
N/A - Participant is 18 years or older N/A - Participant is 18 years or older
No schooling No schooling
Preschool or nursery school Preschool or nursery school

# Definition Tags
For participants receiving special educational services, please select the grade level assigned by their education provider. Question
No schooling Preschool or nursery school Kindergarten 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade GED College Don’t Know N/A - Participant is 18 years or older Health

# Designation Tags
If the participant is less than 18 years old, what is the highest grade the participant has started? Health
Grade Level Question

# Identifier Origin Version
GRDR020 GRDR N/A
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