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Multiracial in America
Census Data Show Share of Americans with Two-Race Ancestry Nearly Doubled Since 1980
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- Multiracial in America
- The Multiracial Experience
- Estimating the Size of the Multiracial Population
- For Some, Racial Identity Has Changed
- Many Multiracial Adults Have Experienced Racial Discrimination
- Do Multiracial Adults Feel a Common Bond with Other Multiracial Adults?
- White and American Indian Biracial Adults Are the Largest Multiracial Group
- Multiracial Babies on the Rise
- 4-in-10 Have Mixed-Race Background and Say They’re Multiracial
- Few Multiracial Adults Say Their Racial Background Has Been a Disadvantage
- Biracial White and Black Adults Have Much Closer Ties to Black Relatives
- Multiracial Adults Less Likely to Have Single-Race Partners
- White and American Indian Adults Are the Only Multiracial Group that Leans Republican
- Instructions to 1930 Census Takers on Counting People by Race
- How the 2010 U.S. Census Asked About Hispanic Origin and Race
- New Census Question Could Ask About Both Race and Hispanic Origin
- The 1860 Census Had Three Race Categories: White, Black and Mulatto
- Census Data Say There Are 9.3 Million U.S. Multiracial Adults and Children
- In Census Data, Younger Americans Are Most Likely to Be Multiracial
- American Community Survey Ancestry Question
- Census Data Show Share of Americans with Two-Race Ancestry Nearly Doubled Since 1980
- White and American Indian Biracial Adults Are the Largest Multiracial Group
- Most Multiracial Adults Are Biracial
- Multiracial Background More Distant for Some Groups than Others
- Multiracial Adults Younger, Less Likely to Be College Graduates
- The Multiracial “Identity Gap”
- Top Reasons that a Majority of Mixed-Race Adults Don’t Identify as Multiracial
- Multiracial Identity Fades over the Generations
- Most Biracial White and Black Adults Say They are Seen by Others as Black
- Attempts to Change How Others See Their Race
- Some Mixed-Race Groups More Likely than Others to Try to Change How People See Them
- 1-in-5 Have Felt Pressured to Identify as One Race
- Pressure to Identify as One Race, by Biracial Groups
- Constructing Personal Identity
- Importance of Racial Background Varies Among Major Multiracial Groups
- Identity Among Biracial White and Black Adults and Single-Race Blacks and Whites
- Few Multiracial Adults Say Their Racial Background Has Been a Disadvantage
- Advantage of Biracial vs. Single-Race Background
- More Have Felt Pride than Shame in Multiracial Background
- Multiracial Adults Say They Are More Open to Other Cultures and Races, but Not a “Bridge” Between Different Racial Groups
- Confusion About One’s Background Depends in Part on Racial Composition
- Multiracial Adults Who Are Perceived as White Are Less Likely to Have Experienced Discrimination
- Multiracial Adults Who Have Experienced Discrimination More Likely to Have Felt Like an Outsider
- More Talk to Their Children About Having Racial Background than Say Their Parents Talked to Them
- About as Many Mothers as Fathers of Young Children Now Talk About Racial Background
- Higher Levels of Satisfaction Among General Public
- Higher Levels of Satisfaction with Community Among White and Asian Biracial Adults
- White and Black Biracial Adults Feel More in Common with Blacks; Asian and White Biracial Adults Feel More in Common with Whites
- Few Multiracial Adults with American Indian Backgrounds Say They Have a Lot in Common with People Who Are American Indian
- 3-in-10 Multiracial Hispanics Have a Lot in Common with People Who Are Hispanic
- Do Multiracial Adults Feel a Common Bond with Other Multiracial Adults?