Results of the 1996 Race and Ethnic Targeted Test

Hispanic origin	Panel B: separate questions with a multiracial category		Panel E: combined question with a multiracial category		Difference (Panel E minus Panel B)
	Panel B: separate questions with a multiracial category		Panel E: combined question with a multiracial category		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	5,426		5,312
Item nonresponse rate (percent)	7.45	0.6	1.45	0.2	* -6.00	-7.08	-4.91

Responses to Hispanic origin question	5,022		5,235

Percent distribution of responses

Total	100.00		100.00
Not Hispanic	24.37	1.0	42.52	1.4	* 18.15	15.75	20.55
Hispanic	75.63	1.0	57.48	1.4	* -18.15	-20.55	-15.75
Mexican	26.48	1.1	20.90	1.1	* -5.59	-8.03	-3.15
Puerto Rican	26.76	1.1	8.50	0.7	* -18.26	-20.28	-16.25
Cuban	17.26	0.8	6.97	0.6	* -10.29	-12.06	-8.52
Other Hispanic	5.12	0.6	21.11	1.0	* 15.99	13.96	18.02