Results of the 1996 Race and Ethnic Targeted Test

Hispanic origin	Panel A: "mark one" instruction		Panel C: "mark one or more" instruction		Difference (Panel C minus Panel A)
	Panel A: "mark one" instruction		Panel C: "mark one or more" instruction		Estimate	90-percent confidence level
	Count or estimate	Standard error	Count or estimate	Standard error	Estimate	Lower bound	Upper bound

Total persons on mail returns	5,029		2,459
Item nonresponse rate (percent)	5.61	0.5	6.06	0.6	0.45	-1.19	2.09

Responses to Hispanic origin question	4,747		2,310

Percent distribution of responses

Total	100.00		100.00
Not Hispanic	23.45	1.0	25.89	1.4	2.44	-0.76	5.64
Hispanic	76.55	1.0	74.11	1.4	-2.44	-5.64	0.76
Mexican	21.78	1.1	22.47	1.6	0.69	-2.86	4.24
Puerto Rican	31.01	1.1	28.40	1.7	-2.61	-6.41	1.19
Cuban	17.76	0.9	17.40	1.3	-0.36	-3.30	2.58
Other Hispanic	6.00	0.5	5.84	0.8	-0.16	-1.99	1.67