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So you are saying the percentage is irrelevant because it is self-reported and the methodology has changed, but then you appeal to the authority of Jim Ryan who cites a slight increase in the percentage from 2018 to 2019.

During the time period when there was no "Multi-race" option, 1992 to 2009, there was a 23% drop in the percentage of students that reported as black. Since that time, 2010 to 2018, there has been an additional 6.5% decline in the percentage of students that report as black.

In 2018, UVA had only 6.5% of first time undergraduates identify as black. Contrast that with the 2010 census (where multi-race was an option), where 19.4% of the population identified as black (2000 was 19.6% and 1990 was 18.8%). [/QUOTE]

I'm a previous poster who explained that the government changed how data bout race/ethnicity is collected ten years ago. I did not reference the President of UVA. I was merely pointing out that NONE of this data is complete because it relies on self-reporting upon application.

Despite the fact that white people think students of color waltz into every colleges, there is a fear among some in those communities that their race/ethnicity is a negative factor and they don't answer the option question.

If you really understand statistics, you know to look at how data is collected and you know that even the numbers aren't perfect.

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Well, perhaps Jim Ryan should also be educated, because he referenced that data.  Given your point, what I did is show that 1) the percentage of self-identifying black students is significantly lower than the percentage of self-identifying black residents of the state; and 2) [b]the percentage has been going down over time regardless of the self-identification options available (see above).[/quote]
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Your statement isn't relevant because multi-race is now an option.[/quote]

Does anyone read?[/quote]

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