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Notes:
The most important issue on this slide is the fact that users need to understand that direct comparisons in racial categories from 1990 to 2000 CANNOT be made. Since respondents were able to check more than one race, a decision must be made by the individual data user or organization using the data whether to use a single race alone figure or the race alone or in combination figure.
The Census Bureau will NOT be developing direct bridges back to 1990 Census data or categorizations. When the Census Bureau releases the Redistricting Summary Data publicly, the accompanying press release will have some tables and dialogue largely devoted to explaining to users exactly what past comparisons can be made and what assumptions they should be coupled with.
