A Middle Eastern and North African category would be added to U.S. federal surveys and censuses, and changes would be made to how Hispanics are able to self-identify
, under preliminary recommendations released Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, by the Biden administration in what would be the first update to race and ethnicity standards in a quarter century. A Middle Eastern and North African category could be added to U.S.
Some advocates have been pushing for combining the race and Hispanic origin questions, saying the way race is categorized often confuses Hispanic respondents who are not sure how to answer.by the Census Bureau in the 2010 census showed that combining the questions yielded higher response rates. “Research suggests that many MENA respondents view their identity as distinct from White, and stakeholders have, for over 30 years, advocated for collecting MENA information separate from White," the Biden administration said in a Federal Register notice that will be published on Friday.
The proposals encourage the collection of more detailed race and ethnicity information by allowing respondents on government forms to list their country of origin when answering a question about their race or ethnicity.
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