There doesn seem to be a race category to select when respondents select their ethnicity as Hispanic/Latino. Whats the correct race selection for someone who is Hispanic or Latino?
The federal government considers “Hispanic/Latino” to be an ethnicity, not a race. Consequently, “Hispanic/Latino” is not a selection in the race part of the question. The CDE supports self-identification, so the correct answer is whatever the person indicates in both parts of the question. Someone who is Hispanic or Latino could see themselves as belonging to any one or more than one race. We understand that some respondents might not identify themselves as belonging to any of the race groups if they identify their ethnicity as Hispanic/Latino. If a respondent does not see a race group that applies after selecting Hispanic/Latino ethnicity, and after the definitions or other help has been provided, the respondent might leave the race part blank. CALPADS will accommodate such information after the LEAs confirm that the race information was missing intentionally, that is, the respondent was unable to select a race from the required list.
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