From NPR:
Next U.S. census will have new boxes for 'Middle Eastern or North African,' 'Latino'
MARCH 28, 2024
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On the next U.S. census and future federal government forms, the list of checkboxes for a person's race and ethnicity is officially getting longer.
The Biden administration has approved proposals for a new response option for "Middle Eastern or North African" and a "Hispanic or Latino" box that appears under a reformatted question that asks: "What is your race and/or ethnicity?"
Going forward, participants in federal surveys will be presented with at least seven "race and/or ethnicity" categories, along with instructions that say: "Select all that apply."
After years of research and discussion by federal officials for a complicated review process that goes back to 2014, the decision was announced Thursday in a Federal Register notice, which was made available for public inspection before its official publication.
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The "White" definition has changed, and "Latino" is now a "race and/or ethnicity."