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Is Hispanic American Owned Business

Boolean or coded indicator showing whether the vendor is identified in FPDS as a Hispanic American owned business within the minority-owned socioeconomic indicators. A value of 1/true typically means the record asserts this status, while 0/false means it does not. If coded values are present, interpret them using the observed dataset conventions.

Family: IDV
Category: Vendor Site Details
Data Type: boolean_or_code_flag
Semantic Type: flag
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorSocioEconomicIndicators__minorityOwned__isHispanicAmericanOwnedBusiness
Title
Is Hispanic American Owned Business
FPDS Path
IDV/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorSocioEconomicIndicators/minorityOwned/isHispanicAmericanOwnedBusiness
Description
Boolean or coded indicator showing whether the vendor is identified in FPDS as a Hispanic American owned business within the minority-owned socioeconomic indicators. A value of 1/true typically means the record asserts this status, while 0/false means it does not. If coded values are present, interpret them using the observed dataset conventions.
Business Meaning
This field supports socioeconomic and small business policy analysis by identifying awards associated with Hispanic American owned firms. Analysts use it to measure participation, set-aside outcomes, supplier diversity, and compliance with contracting goals. It is especially useful when paired with award value, agency, product/service, and other socioeconomic flags.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
5,862,557

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorSocioEconomicIndicators__minorityOwned__isHispanicAmericanOwnedBusiness
FPDS XML Path
IDV/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorSocioEconomicIndicators/minorityOwned/isHispanicAmericanOwnedBusiness
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'IDV/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorSocioEconomicIndicators/minorityOwned/isHispanicAmericanOwnedBusiness' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorSocioEconomicIndicators__minorityOwned__isHispanicAmericanOwnedBusiness'.

Use Cases

  • Dictionary lookup and field explanation
  • SQL filtering and grouping
  • Analytical reporting and reusable query building
  • Contractor profiling and competitor analysis

Common Usage

  • Filter awards involving Hispanic American owned businesses
  • Compute socioeconomic participation rates
  • Segment vendor populations for diversity analysis

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming the field is a certification rather than a reported indicator
  • Counting raw rows without accounting for multiple records per vendor or award

Query Guidance

Use explicit predicates on the stored code, such as = 1 for true/yes or IN ('Y','1','true') when the source is mixed. If you need analysis-level counts, deduplicate by the relevant business key before aggregating, and join to award or vendor identifiers to avoid double counting. Validate the actual coded values in your extract before writing production SQL.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorSocioEconomicIndicators__minorityOwned__isHispanicAmericanOwnedBusiness AS is_hispanic_american_owned_business
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorSocioEconomicIndicators__minorityOwned__isHispanicAmericanOwnedBusiness IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

SELECT
    content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorSocioEconomicIndicators__minorityOwned__isHispanicAmericanOwnedBusiness AS flag_value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorSocioEconomicIndicators__minorityOwned__isHispanicAmericanOwnedBusiness IS NOT NULL
GROUP BY flag_value
ORDER BY record_count DESC

Each dictionary item includes SQL-ready examples generated alongside the variable metadata, allowing immediate use in FPDS Query for filtering, aggregation, and analysis.