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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 they 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 were considered separate and distinct identities, with Hispanic 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: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino. In 1997, OMB issued a Federal Register Notice titled \"Revisions to the Standards for the Classification of Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity\", which provided new racial and ethnic definitions.
Census 2000
Race
Race was asked differently in the Census 2000 in several ways than previously. Most significantly, respondents were given the option of selecting one or more race categories to indicate their racial identities. Data shows that nearly seven million Americans identified themselves as members of two or more races. Because of these changes, the Census 2000 data on race are not directly comparable with data from the 1990 census or earlier censuses. Caution must be used when interpreting changes in the racial composition of the U.S. population over time.
The following definitions apply to the 2000 census only.
\"White. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa. It includes people who indicate their race as \"White\" or report entries such as Irish, German, Italian, Lebanese, Near Easterner, Arab, or Polish.\";
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