Out of the 10 questions, 2 or 80% of the survey ($3 billion dollars) is dedicated to race and Hispanic origin! • Census Bureau issued memorandum to document 2020 Census Program decision on race and ethnicity questions (January 26, 2018) • Census Bureau needed to make a decision on design of race and ethnicity questions by December 31, 2017 to prepare 2020 Census systems , and deliver final 2020 Census question wording to Congress by March 31, 2018

But in 2015, the Census Bureau tested a unified question that treated Hispanic origin as like a race, which corresponds to how most Americans think … Race & Origin Questions in Context: Understanding the 2020 Census Census race and Hispanic origin data are used to protect civil rights and ensure programs meet the diverse needs of communities. For Susan Graham, spokeswoman for the Association of Multiethnic Americans based in California, that means the … Asking about race on the U.S. census can help identify discrimination against minority groups. Census forms will be sent out in March, and the official census day is scheduled for April 1.

All respondents will be able to check off or write in their national origin, ethnicity, or principal or enrolled tribe on the 2020 Census form.

2020 Census form will ask "white" people to elaborate on ethnicity but does not expand questions for people who identify as Hispanic, Middle Eastern, or North African" The Census Bureau is actively hiring for the upcoming 2020 Census! A 1996 census survey showed that a multiracial category followed by a Hispanic origin question reduced the number of people reporting "other race." But sociologists say the question needs a makeover.

A community to ask questions or discuss anything pertaining to the decennial U.S. Census or the U.S. Census Bureau. When I picked up the form last night to answer the 10 questions I was surprised that even in 2010, the US government is still so focused on race. Welcome to r/Census!