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Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB), are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin (ethnicity). The racial categories represent a social-political construct designed for the race or races that respondents consider themselves to be and "generally reflect a social definition of race recognized in this country." The OMB defines the concept of race as outlined for the US Census as not "scientific or anthropological" and takes into account "social and cultural characteristics as well as ancestry" using "appropriate scientific methodologies" but not "primarily biological or genetic in reference." Race and ethnicity are considered separate and distinct identities, with Hispanic or Latino origin asked as a separate question. Thus, in addition to their race or races, all respondents are categorized by membership in one of two ethnicities, which are "Hispanic or Latino" and "Not Hispanic or Latino". In 1997, OMB issued a Federal Register Notice which provided revised racial and ethnic definitions. OMB developed race and ethnic standards in order to provide "consistent data on race and ethnicity throughout the Federal Government. The development of the data standards stem in large measure from new responsibilities to enforce civil rights laws." Among the changes, OMB issued the instruction to "mark one or more races", after noting evidence of increasing numbers of interracial children and the desire to capture this increased diversity in a measurable way. Prior to this decision, the Census and other government data collections asked people to report only one race. "The categories are designed for collecting data on the race and ethnicity of broad population groups in this country. They are based on social and political considerations -- not anthropological or scientific ones. Furthermore, the race categories include both racial and national-origin groups.” From Wikipedia under the
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Q. When George W. Bush visited the U.S. Border Patrol s Yuma Station Headquarters in Arizona Monday for the second time in a year his message on illegal immigration sounded a bit tougher than in the past. Illegal immigration is a serious problem you know it better than anybody, he told a group of border agents. It puts pressure on the public schools and the hospitals, not only here in our border states, but states around the country. It drains the state and local budgets Incarceration of criminals who are here illegally strains the Arizona budget. But there s a lot of other ways it strains the local and state budgets. It brings crime to our communities. The president touted his get-tough-on-the-border policies, enacted under… [cont.] Asked by mission_viejo_california - Wed Apr 11 19:30:41 2007 - - 12 Answers - 0 Comments A. fiddy cent Answered by DJLOU714 - Wed Apr 11 19:33:14 2007 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Native American (U.S. Census)"  taipeitimes.com Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:49:46 GMT+00:00 : analysis Taipei Times About 76 percent of Taiwanese immigrants in the US own their own home compared with 56.5 percent of all immigrants and 72.6 percent of native -born US ...  dailypilot.com Thu, 01 Jul 2010 02:48:00 GMT+00:00 Daily Pilot 22, 1934, in Litchfield, Minn., population about 6600, according to the 2000 US Census . But it was even much smaller in size when Johnson was growing up. ...  smartmoney.com Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:33:29 GMT+00:00 Smartmoney.com In America, one in five residents speaks a language other than English at home, according to the Census Bureau. At the same time, competition for US jobs ... From Google News Search: "Native American (U.S. Census)"  blog.newsok.com 823px x 536px | 60.60kB [source page] numbers and came up with the following chart for the last three presidential election years As you can see compared to 2004 every category except black and Hispanic was down in Oklahoma Source U S Census Bureau Note The census didn t break out several other race categories such as Native American and Asian Pacific Islanders at the state level Also Hispanics can be  usdoj.gov 362px x 600px | 99.50kB [source page] S outheast OCDETF Region Figure 11 Federally recognized Native American reservations within the Southeast OCDETF Region d link Source Bureau of Indian Affairs U S Census Bureau  uta.fi 720px x 1152px | 76.30kB [source page] Percentage and Regional Distribution of U S Ethnic Italian population 1990 census Source and Copyright William Bowen Digital Atlas of the United States used with permission Above Regional Distribution of U S Native American population 1990 census Source and Copyright William Bowen Digital Atlas of the United States used with permission From Yahoo Image Search: "Native American (U.S. Census)"  oudaily.com unknown hu, 22 Jul 2010 15:29:00 GM Census data. About 11 percent (406492 people) of Oklahoma's population was identified as . American. Indian or Alaska . Native. in 2008, according to the . U.S. Census. Bureau. That number marks the second-highest . American. Indian and Alaska ...  katmayo.com.au Kat Mayo Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:00:37 GM The . US Census. Bureau estimates that there are over 1.3 million first-generation US citizens and residents from the Philippines. With over 85% at least 25 years old, and over 80% living in family households, it's not surprising that the concerns of ... Sometimes, the reason is because there is no context in mainstream . American. society. Quimpo cites the example of '[the Filipino . American. ] child learning about George Washington crossing the Potomac. It is difficult for the ...  currentresults.com unknown Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:00:00 GM List and descriptions of ten of the rarest birds that breed in Canada or . United States. . ... where feral goats degraded the habitat and feral cats preyed on birds. In 1996 only 15 individual shrikes remained wild on the island while another 10 lived in captivity. With improvements in the . native. habitat and release of more than 300 captive-born birds, the wild population is recovering. A 2006 . census. found 40 wild breeding pairs, that had hatched over 160 chicks. ... From Google Blog Search: "Native American (U.S. Census)" |
