Apr 8, 2024 · OMB published the results of its review of SPD 15 and issued updated standards for collecting and reporting race and ethnicity data across federal agencies.

Mar 29, 2024 · ... Ethnicity. A Notice ... OMB accepts the recommendation to combine the separate questions on race and ethnicity into a single combined race and ethnicity question.

Mar 28, 2024 · 15 is to ensure consistent and comparable race and ethnicity data across the federal government. To help meet that goal, the standards instruct federal agencies ...

Nov 10, 2023 · Generally, race is something that you inherit as an identity, while ethnicity is something that you learn over time. For example, someone may identify as Black ...

Mar 28, 2024 · While SPD 15 does not mandate race and ethnicity data collection by federal agencies, it requires federal agencies to adhere to standardized data definitions, ...

Feb 22, 2024 · The recorded ethnicity groups included White (77.3%), Asian/Asian British (9.8%), Black/Black British (3.6%), Other Ethnic Groups (3.6%, Mixed (2.2%), and ...

Apr 8, 2024 · U.S. Census Bureau research showed that more than 90% of those who identified as “some other race” identified as Hispanic or Latino on the 2020 Census ethnicity ...

Mar 28, 2024 · These efforts aim to improve federal race and ethnicity statistics and ensure data more accurately reflect the racial and ethnic diversity of the U.S. ...

Apr 30, 2024 · This brief discusses why and how federal standards for collecting race and ethnicity data have been revised, highlights some of the key changes to data ...