In this article, you’ll learn how to populate Demographic Attributes for employees. Once Demographic Attributes are enabled in your company's settings, the next step is to add employee data to 15Five. These attributes—Birth date, Ethnicity, Gender, Race, and Salary—can be populated in one of two ways: by syncing data from your HRIS or via bulk import CSV. Populating demographic data allows HR teams to analyze trends, identify disparities, and track key outcomes through a more inclusive lens.

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How to Populate Demographic Attributes 👩‍💻

Demographic attributes can be populated in employee profiles via bulk import or your HRIS. Both HR Admins and Account Admins can import demographic attributes.

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Tip

Integrating with your HRIS using 15Five's HRIS Connector is the easiest way to ensure accurate, up-to-date employee data in 15Five. Learn how.

HRIS Bulk import
  1. Make sure demographic data is populated in your HRIS.
  2. Run a sync between your HRIS and 15Five. For more information about how to run a sync, please refer to your specific HRIS Help Center article.
  3. Once the sync completes, demographic information will appear in user account settings.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) ❓

What if I already created custom attributes for Birth date, Ethnicity, Gender, Race, or Salary? Can I convert them into demographic attributes?

Yes. To migrate existing custom attributes into demographic attributes:

  1. Download your company structure from the Bulk Import page.
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  2. Change the column name for the custom attribute to that of the demographic attribute (e.g., change salary to demographic_salary).
  3. Re-upload the file.

This will transfer the data into the correct demographic attribute. Once migrated, you can safely delete the original custom attribute.

Are demographic attributes included in company exports?

No—demographic attributes are not included in company exports. If you want to ensure all demographic attributes are correct, we recommend re-importing all demographic values via bulk import.


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