Demographic race categories

What are the 5 types of races?

(A) The old concept of the “five races:” African, Asian, European, Native American, and Oceanian.
According to this view, variation between the races is large, and thus, the each race is a separate category.
Additionally, individual races are thought to have a relatively uniform genetic identity..

What are the 6 race categories?

OMB requires five minimum categories (White, Black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander) for race.
OMB permits the Census Bureau to also use a sixth category - Some Other Race.
Respondents may report more than one race..

What are the 7 different races?

The minimum categories for data on race and ethnicity for Federal statistics, program administrative reporting, and civil rights compliance reporting are defined by OMB as follows:

What are the racial demographic categories?

OMB requires five minimum categories (White, Black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander) for race.
OMB permits the Census Bureau to also use a sixth category - Some Other Race.
Respondents may report more than one race..

Ethnicity survey question examples

1. American Indian or Alaskan Native
2. Asian / Pacific Islander
3. Black or African American
4. Hispanic
5. White / Caucasian
6. Multiple ethnicity/ Other (please specify)