How do you collect race and ethnicity data?

Data Formats Self- reporting or self-identification using two separate questions is the preferred method for collecting data on race and ethnicity. In situations where self-reporting is not practicable or feasible, the combined format may be used.

Is Indian a nationality or an ethnicity?

In India, the term “Indian” refers to nationality, rather than a particular ethnicity or language; the Indian nationality consists of dozens of regional ethno-linguistic groups, reflecting the rich and complex history of the country.

What is granular race?

Granular Ethnicities with an Indeterminate Race or Hispanic Ethnicity Classification. Various methods are used to distinguish ethnic groups that cannot be rolled up to a specific race category.

What criteria determines a person’s race?

To determine an individual’s race, people may use one or more ancestry or biological bases, phenotypic or physical characteristics, and cultural bases, such as ideology and language.

Should there be a separate category for people of Middle Eastern descent?

Arab and Iranian communities for years have lobbied the bureau to create a separate category for people of Middle Eastern or North African descent.

Do other Asian Americans perceive Indians and Pakistanis as not Asian?

“Most jarring is that other Asian Americans were just as likely to perceive Indians and Pakistanis as not Asian, despite the fact that Indians and Pakistanis see themselves as Asian,” Lee and Ramakrishnan wrote for NBC Asian America.

Are Middle Easterners white or African American?

A Times analysis found that more than 80\% of individuals of Southwest Asian, Middle Eastern or North African descent called themselves white in past census surveys. Sources: Minnesota Population Center, Times analysis Experts say that generational divide is a common split within the Middle Eastern and North African community.

What is the definition of Middle Eastern ancestry?

The U.S. Census Bureau offers a narrow definition, known as MENA, which includes all people, regardless of race, who claim ancestry from a limited set of countries in the Middle East and North Africa.

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