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May 13, 2021

Black and Hispanic Americans See Their Origins as Central to Who They Are, Less So for White Adults

About half of U.S. adults say census questions reflect own identity very well

About half of U.S. adults say census questions reflect own identity very well

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About half of U.S. adults say census questions reflect own identity very well

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Black and Hispanic Americans See Their Origins as Central to Who They Are, Less So for White Adults
Six-in-ten Americans say they are very familiar with their origins. Black and Hispanic adults feel more connected to roots than White adults
About half of U.S. adults say census questions reflect own identity very well
Black and Hispanic adults are more likely than White adults to say origins central to their identity
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The two different ways we asked about race and ethnicity
Only about half of Hispanics had matched self-descriptions and responses to census questions