The categories of ethnic origin used in reports to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board include: White-Non-Hispanic, Black-Non-Hispanic, Hispanic, Asian or Pacific Islander, American Indian or Alaskan Native, International and Not Reported
These consist of the 5 major racial/ethnic groups: American IndiaNAlaskan Native, Asian or Pacific Islander, Black, Hispanic and White. The source of this data is P-105, more information can be found at: http://www.k12.wa.us/dataadmin.
Race and ethnicity are social, not biological constructs, referring to social groups, often sharing cultural heritage and ancestry. Race and ethnicity are not valid biological or genetic categories.
A student's self-reported race/ethnicity at the time of registration. International students are classified as a group regardless of race.
In all NAEP assessments, data about student race/ethnicity are collected from two sources: school records and student self-reports. Prior to 2002, NAEP used students' self-reported race as the primary race/ethnicity reporting variable. Beginning in 2002, the race/ethnicity variable presented in NAEP reports has been based on the race reported by the school. When school-recorded information is missing, student-reported data are used to determine race/ethnicity. The mutually exclusive racial/ethnic categories are White, Black, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian (including Alaska Native), and Unclassified. Hispanic students may be of any race.
Asian or Pacific Islander A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Islands, or the Indian subcontinent. This includes, for example, China, India, Japan, Korea, the Philippine Islands, and Samoa. Black (Not of Hispanic Origin) A person having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa. Hispanic A person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race. Native American or Alaskan Native A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North America and who maintains cultural identification through tribal or community recognition. White (Not of Hispanic Origin) A person having origins in any of the original people of Europe, North Africa, or the Middle East.
Category used to describe groups to which individuals belong, identify with, or belong in the eyes of the community. The categories do not denote scientific definitions of anthropological origins. A person may be counted in only one group.
