Race, ethnicity and gender categories in the U.S. Census; in the CCC, CSU, UC systems; and for some professional school applications 2009

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1 RF? US Census 2000 (first use of 'check one or more')¹ US Census 2010 and American Community Survey ETHNICITY 7. Is Person 1 Spanish/Hispanic/Latino? Mark 8. Is Person 1 of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin? the "No" box if not Spanish/Hispanic/Latino Y No, not Spanish/Hispanic/Latino No, not of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin ['Yes' answer implied by following categories] ['Yes' answer implied by following categories] Y Yes, Mexican, Mexican Am., Chicano Yes, Mexican, Mexican Am., Chicano Y Yes, Puerto Rican Yes, Puerto Rican Y Yes, Cuban Yes, Cuban [Latin American/Latino - see next category] [Latin American/Latino - see next category] Y Yes, other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino - Yes, another Hispanic, Latino or Spanish origin - Print group Print origin, for example, Argentinian, Columbian, Dominican, Nicaraguan, Salvadoran, Spaniard, and so on. RACE (pg.1) 8. What is Person 1's race? Mark one or more races to 9. What is Person 1's race? Mark one or more boxes. indicate what this person considers himself/herself to be. Y Black, African Am., or Negro Black, African Am., or Negro Y White White Y, American Indian or Alaska Native - Print name of, American Indian or Alaska Native - Print name of enrolled or principal tribe. [19 spaces provided] enrolled or principal tribe. [19 spaces provided]

2 RACE (pg.2) RF? US Census 2000 (first use of 'check one or more') US Census 2010 and American Community Survey [Asian American/Asian not used as a category name] [Asian American/Asian not used as a category name] Y Asian Indian Asian Indian Y Chinese Chinese Y Filipino Filipino Y Japanese Japanese Y Korean Korean Y Vietnamese Vietnamese Y Other Asian - Print race Other Asian - Print race, for example, Hmong, Laotian, Thai ai, [19 spaces provided for name of race] Pakistani, Cambodian, and so on. [Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander not used as category name] [Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander not used as category name] Y Guamanian or Chamorro Guamanian or Chamorro Y Native Hawaiian Native Hawaiian Y Samoan Samoan Y Other Pacific Islander - Print race Other Pacific Islander - Print race, for example, Fijian, [19 spaces provided for name of race] Tongan,and so on Y Some other race - Print race [19 spaces provided] Some other race - Print race [19 spaces provided]

3 RF? UC undergrad application R-E categories - Uses supercategories RF? California Community College application R-E categories (underlined) & subcategories (indented, plain) Do you consider yourself Hispanic or Latino? N Are you Hispanic or Latino? N No N No N Yes N Yes N Mexican/Mexican American/Chicano N Mexican/Mexican American/Chicano N Puerto Rican N Cuban/Cuban American N Latin American/Latino N Other Hispanic/Latino or of Spanish origin - N Hispanic: Other Please specify: N South American N Central American In addition, select one or more of the following racial categories as appropriate for you. What is your race/ethnicity? Check one or more. N African American or Black N Black or African American N African American N African [as opposed to Black in CSU application] N Caribbean [as opposed to Haitian in CSU application] N Other African American/Black - Please specify N White N White N European/European descent N Middle Eastern/Middle Eastern descent N North African N Other White/Caucasian Please specify N American Indian or Alaska Native N American Indian/Alaskan Native Please specify tribal affiliation:

4 RF? UC undergraduate application format RF? California Community Colleges application N Asian/Asian American [Asian American/Asian not used as a category name] N Asian Indian N Asian: Indian N Bangladeshi N Cambodian N Asian: Cambodian N Chinese/Chinese American (except Taiwanese) N Asian: Chinese N Filipino/Filipino American N Filipino N Hmong N Indonesian N Japanese/Japanese American N Asian: Japanese N Korean/Korean American N Asian: Korean N Laotian N Asian: Laotian N Malaysian N Pakistani N Pakistani N Sri Lankan N Taiwanese/Taiwanese American N Thai N Vietnamese/Vietnamese American N Asian: Vietnamese N Other Asian (not including Middle Eastern) Please specify: N Asian: Other N Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander [Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander not used as category name] N Fijian N Guamanian/Chamorro N Pacific Islander: Guamanian N Hawaiian N Pacific Islander: Hawaiian N Samoan N Pacific Islander: Samoan N Tongan N Other Pacific Islander - Please specify: N Pacific Islander: Other

5 RF? California State University application - Uses supercategories (underlined) & subcategories in a pull-down menu (indented, plain) Y* Question 1a: With regard to your ethnicity, do you consider yourself Hispanic or Latino? Select one/yes/no/decline to state If you answered "Yes" to the question 1a above, please answer questions 1b, 2, and 3 as applicable. If you answered "No" or "Decline to state," please skip question 1b and proceed to questions 2 and 3 below. Y* Question 1b: If you indicated above that you consider yourself Hispanic or Latino, please select the ONE category that best describes your background: [23 subcategories to select from, a few of which are listed below] Mexican Puerto Rican Cuban multiple subcategories available for Latin American/Latino If you selected "Other Hispanic or Latino," please specify: multiple subcategories available for South American multiple subcategories available for Central American Y* Question 2: Regardless of your answer to question 1a above, please select below one or more of the following groups in which you consider yourself to be a member. Black or African American: If applicable, select one African American Black [as opposed to African in UC application] Haitian [as opposed to Caribbean in UC application] If you selected "Other African/Black," please specify: White: If applicable, select one European Middle Easterner North African If you selected "Other White," please specify: American Indian or Alaska Native: If applicable, select one [of 33 subcategories from Directory of California Tribes] If you selected "Other American Indian tribes," please specify: If you selected "Other Alaska Native tribes," please specify:

6 RF? California State University application Asian: If applicable, select one [of 25 subcategories, some of which are listed below] Asian Indian Bangladeshi Cambodian The CSU 'self-report' question Chinese (except Taiwanese) [applicant chooses one R/E from a pulldown menu] Filipino Hmong Question 3: California State University often needs to report Indonesian ONLY ONE summary race/ethnicity description for a person. Japanese Please select your reporting preference: Korean Black or African American Laotian American Indian or Alaska Native Malaysian Asian Pakistani Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander Sri Lankan White Taiwanese/Taiwanese American Hispanic or Latino Thai Two or more races/ethnicities Vietnamese Decline to State If you selected "Other Asian, " please specify: Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander: If applicable, select one [of 24 subcategories, some or which are listed below] Fijian Guamanian or Chomorro Native Hawaiian Samoan Tongan If you selected "Other Pacific Islander," please specify: Decline to state * question requires choice of one answer, which may be 'Decline to state'.

7 RF? Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) RF? CAS forms for three health professions programs - categories categories used (dentistry, pharmacy, physical therapy) Ethnicity: Ethnicity: N Not Spanish/Hispanic/Latino/Latina N Not Spanish/Hispanic/Latino/Latina Spanish/Hispanic/Latino/Latina - Please check all that apply below: N Spanish/Hispanic/Latino/Latina N Mexican, Mexican American, Chicano/Chicana N Puerto Rican N Cuban N Other Hispanic Mark one or more races to indicate what you consider yourself to be Race: Mark one or more races to indicate what you consider yourself to be Race: N Black or African American N Black or African American N White N White N American Indian or Alaskan Native N American Indian or Alaskan Native

8 RF? MCAT RF? CAS forms for three health professions programs [Asian American/Asian not used as a category name] Asian (please check all that apply below) N Asian Indian N Asian Indian N Chinese N Chinese N Filipino N Filipino N Japanese N Japanese N Korean N Korean N Pakistani N Pakistani N Vietnamese N Vietnamese N Other Asian N, Other Asian [Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander not used as category name] Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (please check all that apply below) N Guamanian or Chamorro N Guamanian or Chamorro N Native Hawaiian N Native Hawaiian N Samoan N Samoan N Other Pacific Islander N, Other Pacific Islander