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Is Minority Owned

Binary indicator showing whether the vendor is minority-owned for the reported contract detail. A value of 1 means the record identifies the vendor as minority owned; 0 means it does not. Treat this as a socioeconomic status flag at the vendor site level.

Family: Other Transaction Award
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__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorSocioEconomicIndicators__minorityOwned__isMinorityOwned
Title
Is Minority Owned
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorSocioEconomicIndicators/minorityOwned/isMinorityOwned
Description
Binary indicator showing whether the vendor is minority-owned for the reported contract detail. A value of 1 means the record identifies the vendor as minority owned; 0 means it does not. Treat this as a socioeconomic status flag at the vendor site level.
Business Meaning
This field supports analysis of socioeconomic participation in federal procurement, including diversity, equity, and supplier base composition reviews. It is useful for tracking awards to minority-owned firms, evaluating program outcomes, and segmenting spend by vendor ownership characteristics.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
38,894

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorSocioEconomicIndicators__minorityOwned__isMinorityOwned
FPDS XML Path
OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorSocioEconomicIndicators/minorityOwned/isMinorityOwned
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorSocioEconomicIndicators/minorityOwned/isMinorityOwned' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorSocioEconomicIndicators__minorityOwned__isMinorityOwned'.

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 to minority-owned vendors
  • Measure socioeconomic participation rates
  • Segment spend or award counts by vendor ownership status

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming a 0 value proves the vendor is not minority-owned in all contexts
  • Treating record-level flag values as a permanent vendor master attribute

Query Guidance

Use this field as a boolean filter or grouping dimension, typically `= 1` for minority-owned records and `= 0` for non-minority-owned records. In SQL, handle nulls explicitly and avoid counting both record-level rows and unique vendors without deciding which unit of analysis you need.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorSocioEconomicIndicators__minorityOwned__isMinorityOwned AS is_minority_owned
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorSocioEconomicIndicators__minorityOwned__isMinorityOwned IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorSocioEconomicIndicators__minorityOwned__isMinorityOwned AS flag_value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorSocioEconomicIndicators__minorityOwned__isMinorityOwned 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.