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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Incidentally, many organizations, including (I think) the US Census, ask about Hispanic and Latino separately. [/quote]

So, I work at Census and creating population estimates for minorities and people of Hispanic-origin is one of the things I do. :) So I have been reading this with interest.

Currently, Census considers race and ethnicity separately. Hispanic/Latino (they are essentially interchangeable for us) is an ethnicity. A person of Hispanic origin, for Census purposes, can be of any race. All of these categories are self selected, there is no "criteria" that has to be met in order to check any box. People can also (generally) check as many categories as they feel apply to them. These multiple selections have become increasingly common as our nation becomes more diverse.

Increasingly, our own research and that of others shows that the concept of race is fluid, despite the joke by a PP above, and many people don't make a distinction between race and ethnicity. The bureau is looking to make changes in how this question is asked in the 2020 Census. (I am not involved in this but there is a LOT if testing going on to validate how the question is asked.) Many other organizations use the Census categories, so it will be interesting to see what the changes are and how it plays out.[/quote]

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