Table 2.  Relationship Between Ethnicity Categories in NCHS Data and Categories Mandated by OMB

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census
Internet Release date: June 1997


          NCHS Category                                  OMB Mandated Category

              Non-Hispanic------------------------------------Non-Hispanic

              Mexican--------------------------|
                                               |
              Puerto Rican                     |
                                               |
              Cuban                            |--------------Hispanic
                                               |
              Central or South American        |
                                               |
              Other Hispanic-------------------|

              Unknown-----------------------------------------must be recoded into one of the above categories