Categories of Open-Text Responses to “Other” Race Selection (n = 4,519)
| Category | n (% of “Other”) | Example Responses |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic/Latinx | 917 (20.3%) | Hispanic; Latino; Puerto Rican |
| South Asian | 878 (19.4%) | South Asian; East Indian; Pakistani |
| Multi-ethnic | 745 (16.5%) | Multiracial; Mixed: South Asian/White; Black and White |
| Middle Eastern, North African (MENA) | 477 (10.6%) | Middle Eastern; Arabic; Egyptian |
| Cynicism or unclarity | 440 (9.7%) | All American Mutt; Human; Brown; Stop being racist |
| Blank | 433 (9.6%) | Typed nothing at all, or just punctuation or a single letter |
| Nationality or regional affiliation | 388 (8.6%) | Filipino; European American; Native Central American |
| None apply | 104 (2.3%) | n/a; Other |
| Decline to answer | 98 (2.2%) | Prefer not to answer |
| Religious/ethnic identification | 39 (0.9%) | Jewish; Muslim |
Notes: The Nationality or regional affiliation category contains nationalities, countries, and regional identities that did not fit in the Census definitions of Hispanic, South Asian, or MENA racial groups and/or that were too few to warrant their own category.