Census Categories Around the World 2001

from Understandingrace.org April 28, 2017

Australia

            Are you of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin?:

            Yes, Torres Strait Islander,

           

            What is your ancestry?:

            English, 

            Irish, 

            Italian, 

            German, 

            Greek, 

            Chinese, 

            Australian, 

            Other,

Brazil - official

            Choose your race:

            White - branca, 

            Black - preta, 

            Yellow - amarela, 

            Brown - parda, 

            Native, aboriginal - indigena, 

            Undeclared,

Brazil - popular

            White - branco,

            Olive - moreno,

            Light moreno - claro

            Mix of early colonial people in Caribbean and South America - pardo,

            Brown - preto 

            Black - negro

            Mulato - mixed
            Yellow - Amarello

Bulgaria

            What is your ethic group?:

            Bulgarian, 

            Turkish, 

            Gypsies, 

            Other,

Canada

            Are you an Aboriginal person, that is, North American Indian, Metis or Inuit (Eskimo)?:

                        Yes, North American Indian, 

                        Yes, Métis , 

                        Yes, Inuit (Eskimo) ,

            Are you:

                        Chinese,

                        White,

                        South Asian (e.g., East Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, etc.),

                        Black,

                        Latin American,

                        Filipino,

                        SE Asian (Cambodian, Indonesian, Laotian, Vietnamese),

                        Arab,

                        West Asian (e.g. Afghan, Iranian, etc.),

                        Japanese,

                        Korean,

                        Other,

            Are you a member of an Indian Band/First Nation?:

                        Yes, member of an Indian Band/First Nation

            Are you a Treaty Indian or a Registered Indian as defined by the Indian Act of Canada?:

                        Yes, Treaty Indian or a Registered Indian

England

            What is your ethnic group?:

            British, 

            Irish, 

            Any other white background, 

           

            White and Black Caribbean, 

            White and Black African, 

            White and Asian, 

            Any other Mixed background, 

            Indian, 

            Pakistani, 

            Bangleshi, 

            Any other Asian background, 

            Caribbean, 

            African, 

            Any other black background, 

            Chinese, 

            Any other,

Guam

            What is your ethnic origin or race?:

            Chamorro, 

            Samoan, 

            White, 

            Black, 

            Carolinian, 

            Filipino, 

            Japanese,

            Korean, 

            Palauan, 

            Tongan, 

            Other,

Mexico

            Are you Náhuati, Mayan, Zapoteco, Mixteco or of another indigenous group?:

            Yes or No.

South Africa

            How would you describe yourself in terms of population group?:

                        Black African, 

                        Coloured, 

                        Indian or Asian, 

                        White, 

                        Other,

United States

            Are you Spanish/Hispanic/Latino?:

                        Yes, Mexican, Mexican Am., Chicano, 

                        Yes, Puerto Rican, 

                        Yes, Cuban, 

                        Yes, other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino,

           

            What is your race? Mark "x" one or more of the races to indicate what you consider yourself to be:

                        White,

                        Black, African Am., or Negro,

                        American Indian or Alaska Native,

                        Asian Indian,

                        Chinese,

                        Filipino,

                        Japanese,         

                        Korean,

                        Vietnamese,

                        Other Asian,

                        Native Hawaiian,

                        Guamanian or Chamorro,

                        Samoan,

                        Other Pacific Islander,

                        Some other race,

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