How were the race and ethnicity categories established?
The Office of Management and Budget requires us to collect this data and developed these categories. It is part of a government-wide effort to capture race and ethnicity data for all beneficiaries of government programs. How does an agency properly complete Sections 3 and 4 of form 9902? An agency should select one option under Section 3 and one under Section 4 for each counseling or education activity recorded.. This results in equal totals reported in Section 3 and Section 4. HUD requires racial and ethnic data for both those participating in education an workshops and those receiving one-on-one counseling. Ideally, the number of households counted in the racial/ethnicity section would equal the total number counseled. The 9902 has a new category to facilitate this: “chose not to respond” for those clients who are unwilling or unable to self-identify. There are no categories for people of Middle Eastern descent in Section 4. How would an agency report these clients? Report these clie
