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Race and Ethnicity Definitions
The race and ethnicity
categories used in the mapping were defined according to Office of
Management and Budget, Directive 15,1 and are not based upon
biological or anthropological concepts. The categories were developed in
response to needs for collecting standardized data to be used by federal
agencies for record keeping, collection and presentation of data (i.e.,
Federal surveys, the decennial census and monitoring various civil rights
laws).
According to the Office
of Management and Budget, the federal agency that defines standards for
government publications, there are six minimum categories for race and
ethnicity classification (listed below). Hispanic or Latino is considered
a designation of ethnicity, not race, and people of Hispanic or Latino
origin may be of any race.
American Indian or Alaska Native
A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North
and South America (including Central America), and who maintains
tribal affiliation or community attachment.
Asian or Pacific
Islander
A
person having origins in: a) any of the original peoples of the
Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including,
for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia,
Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam or b) a
person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii,
Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.
Black or African
American
A
person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.
Hispanic or Latino
A
person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or Central
American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.
Native Hawaiian or Other
Pacific Islander
A
person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii,
Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.
White
A
person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe,
the Middle East, or North Africa. |
Reference
1. Wallman KK, Hodgdon J. Race and ethnic standards for federal statistics
and administrative reporting. Statistical Reporter, July 1977 (no.
77–10):450–54.
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Date last reviewed:
05/12/2006
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