In a Pew Hispanic Center Survey of Nearly 3,000 Latinos

question 207

Multiple Choice

In a Pew Hispanic Center survey of nearly 3,000 Latinos:

• A) modest percentages of Latino groups identified their group as "white" when given the standard Census categories of white, black, Asian, American Indian, and Pacific Islander, with one exception (Cuban Americans).
• B) 17 percent of the Mexican American respondents identified as white, compared to 19 percent of Puerto Ricans, 14 percent of Central Americans, and 29 percent of South Americans.
• C) majorities of Mexican American and Puerto Rican respondents, from the largest Latino groups, chose Latino/Hispanic as their racial identity, as did the sample as a whole.
• D) All the above

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