Spotlight on Heterogeneity The Federal Standards for Racial and Ethnic Classification (1996) / Chapter Skim
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Since its promulgation in 1977, Directive 15 has come under increasing scrutiny because of logical flaws in its categorization, the rapidly changing demographic profile of the United States, and clearer understanding of racial and ethnic identity as a social construct. Particularly in recent years, data users and racial and ethnic communities-among others have sounded calls to modify and add categories, with the most drastic call urging the elimination of the racial and ethnic classification system.
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The racial and ethnic composition of the United States continues to change, as it has since its colonial beginnings as a population of predominantly whites, blacks, and American Indians. The most notable change in the past 30 years has been the dramatic increase in the number of immigrants from the countries of Asia and Latin America.
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of racial and ethnic data under the federal classification system, four major options have also been proposed: · maintain the current system (even if the questions changed; · make minor revisions, such as reporting native Hawaiians in a "Native Peoples" or "Indigenous Peoples" category, along with American Indians and Alaskan Natives, which would require a change in the questions asked; · add major categories; and . eliminate racial and ethnic classification.
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