Race & Ethnicity (United States)

DEMO-ETH-USDemographicsUnited States

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US federal standard for race and ethnicity, following the 2024 revision of OMB Statistical Policy Directive No. 15. The 2024 revision replaced the old two-question format with a single combined question and added 'Middle Eastern or North African' as a distinct category — do not use the superseded 1997 wording.

Special-category data

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Source

US Office of Management and Budget, Statistical Policy Directive No. 15, 2024 revision (SPD 15). Combined race/ethnicity question with seven minimum categories.

License: US federal standard, public domain.

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#1choicemulti-selectArt. 9

What is your race or ethnicity? Select all that apply.

American Indian or Alaska Native · Asian · Black or African American · Hispanic or Latino · Middle Eastern or North African · Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander · White · Prefer not to say

#2textinputArt. 9

If you wish, you may describe your racial or ethnic background in more detail.

Use this module in your own ESM/EMA study — drop it into a survey within SMAAT.