What question does the Census ask about ethnicity?
Hispanic or Latino or not
Who is the racial majority in America?
white Americans
What is the biggest minority?
African Americans
What amount of the population are they?
13.3%
What is the Ancestry Question?
it covers ethnicity
What is it?
unknown
What form was it originally on?
Census long form
What is it on now?
the American Community Survey
How many racial categories are currently recognized by the Census?
six
Is there another category that is unofficial?
yes
What is it?
some other race
What is the category for someone of 2 races?
people of two or more races
Can Jewish count as a race?
no
What about Polish?
no
What did the Supreme Court decide?
race is not limited to Census designations
What are Hispanic and Latino considered?
an ethnicity
What percentage of the US population do they comprise?
17.8%