Why do we ask for ethnicity?
We ask a question about a person's race to create statistics about race and to present other estimates by race groups. Local, state, tribal, and federal programs use these data, and they are critical factors in the basic research behind numerous policies, particularly for civil rights.
What is the ethnicity question?
An ethnicity survey question asks respondents about their ancestral background and represents culturally historical information that reflects their society and possibly even linguistics. Survey questions about ethnicity are essential for market research.