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US changes how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity. It’s the first revision in 27 years
The revisions to the minimum categories on race and ethnicity, announced Thursday by the Office of Management and Budget, are the latest effort to label and define the people of the United States.
US self-reported race and ethnicity are poor proxies of genetic ancestry, research suggests
Genetic ancestry is much more complicated than how people report their race and ethnicity. New research, using data from the ...
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US changes how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity. It's the first revision in 27 years
As president, Trump unsuccessfully tried to disqualify people who were in the United States illegally from being included in the 2020 census.Momentum for changing the race and ethnicity categories ...
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US changes how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity. It’s the first revision in 27 years.
ORLANDO, Fla. — For the first time in 27 years, the US government is changing how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity, an effort that federal officials believe will more accurately count ...