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As a result of the new Federal guidelines, there were several changes to the Census 2000 questionnaire.
The question on whether a person is Hispanic or Latino was asked before race. In 1990 it followed the race question. [Speaker Note: Research has shown that Hispanics do not select the "Other" race category as often when this sequencing is used.]
Respondents could choose more than one race to identify themselves.
The American Indian and Alaska Native categories were combined. In 1990 there were separate categories for American Indian, Eskimo and Aleut.
The 1990 Asian or Pacific Islander category was split into Asian and Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander
