Results of the 1996 Race and Ethnic Targeted Test

Hispanic origin	Panel C: separate questions with a "mark one or more" instruction		Panel F: combined question with a "mark one or more" instruction		Difference (Panel F minus Panel C)
					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	2,459		5,333
Item nonresponse rate (percent)	6.06	0.6	0.69	0.1	*-5.37	-6.39	-4.34

Responses to Hispanic origin question	2,310		5,296

Percent distribution of responses

Total	100.00		100.00
Not Hispanic	25.89	1.4	43.64	1.4	* 17.75	14.89	20.61
Hispanic	74.11	1.4	56.36	1.4	* -17.75	-20.61	-14.89
Mexican	22.47	1.6	19.35	1.0	-3.11	-6.25	0.02
Puerto Rican	28.40	1.7	8.91	0.8	* -19.49	-22.55	-16.42
Cuban	17.40	1.3	5.51	0.6	* -11.89	-14.14	-9.64
Other Hispanic	5.84	0.8	22.58	1.2	* 16.74	14.48	19.00