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On modern surveys of this sort (for example, the US Census), 'of Hispanic descent' is usually a separate question entirely from the 'White / Black / Asian / etc
by crooked-v 6y ago
On modern surveys of this sort (for example, the US Census), 'of Hispanic descent' is usually a separate question entirely from the 'White / Black / Asian / etc' one, in a clumsy attempt to capture the overlap of mixed-ethnicity groups.
- zepto 6y agoThat would support the hypothesis, if latinx people check ‘other’ and ‘of Hispanic descent’. Many modern forms just say ‘check any that apply’, so you can check both white and Asian, for example.
- HarryHirsch 6y agoI think it's because of Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico is clearly Latin-American, but many Puertoricans would identify as Black as well, and these two are independent.