Race

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-001568",
  "term": "Race",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "definitions": [
    "Concept of dividing people into populations or groups based on various sets of physical characteristics that usually result from genetic ancestry.\n\nNote: BLS publishes data on the following race groups: White, Black or African American, Asian, Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, American Indian or Alaska Native, and Two or More Races.",
    "The data on race were derived from answers to the question on race. The U.S. Census Bureau collects race data in accordance with guidelines provided by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and these data are based on self-identification. The racial categories included in the census questionnaire generally reflect a social definition of race recognized in this country and not an attempt to define race biologically, anthropologically, or genetically. In addition, it is recognized that the categories of the race question include race and national origin or sociocultural groups. OMB requires that race data be collected for a minimum of five groups:White, Black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, and Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander. OMB permits the Census Bureau to also use a sixth category - Some Other Race. Respondents may report more than one race."
  ],
  "see_also": [
    "American Indian or Alaska Native",
    "Asian",
    "Black or African American",
    "Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander",
    "Race alone",
    "Race alone or in any combination",
    "Race alone or in combination",
    "Race in combination",
    "White"
  ],
  "references": [
    "BLS Glossary",
    "U.S. Census Bureau Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/race/"
}