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Article: CENSUS TASK FORCE REJECTS ADDING MULTIRACIAL CATEGORY.(NEWS)
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- The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
- Article date:
- July 9, 1997
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Byline: Associated Press
WASHINGTON -- A federal task force has rejected proposals to create a ''multiracial'' category on census forms. Instead, it recommended that people be allowed to list themselves in as many separate categories as apply.
Current federal standards for listing race were adopted in 1977 in an effort to compile information needed to enforce anti-discrimination laws.
The rules ask people to list themselves in one of four categories: black, white, American ...