Race and ethnicity in the United States Census
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Demographic_classification_system
|
| gptkbp:allowsMultipleSelections |
Yes
|
| gptkbp:appliesTo |
United States population
|
| gptkbp:basisFor |
Voting Rights Act enforcement
Civil rights monitoring Educational policy Employment policy Federal data collection standards Health disparities research Redistricting |
| gptkbp:category |
gptkb:Asian
gptkb:Native_Hawaiian_or_Other_Pacific_Islander White Hispanic or Latino Black or African American American Indian or Alaska Native Some Other Race |
| gptkbp:changedOverTime |
Yes
|
| gptkbp:dataCollected |
Census questionnaire
In-person interviews Mail-in forms Online forms Phone interviews |
| gptkbp:frequency |
10 years
|
| gptkbp:governedBy |
gptkb:Office_of_Management_and_Budget_standards
|
| gptkbp:Hispanic_or_Latino |
considered an ethnicity, not a race
|
| gptkbp:introducedIn |
1790
|
| gptkbp:OMB_Directive_15 |
Defines minimum categories
Issued in 1997 |
| gptkbp:publishedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Census_Bureau
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
Census overcount
Census undercount Multiracial reporting |
| gptkbp:selfReported |
Yes
|
| gptkbp:subject |
gptkb:Criticism
Public debate Revision |
| gptkbp:usedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Census_Bureau
|
| gptkbp:usedFor |
gptkb:media
Businesses General public Nonprofits Researchers State governments Statistical analysis Resource allocation Federal agencies Civil rights enforcement |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Non-Hispanic_Whites
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census
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