army1987 comments on 2011 Less Wrong Census / Survey - Less Wrong

77 Post author: Yvain 01 November 2011 06:28PM

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Comment author: [deleted] 02 November 2011 01:06:55AM 5 points [-]

Yeah, I don't think many people outside North America would break up White into Hispanic and non-Hispanic. (At least, it didn't say “Latino” -- I didn't find out what it's supposed to mean until recently, and as a result, being Italian, I had classed myself as a Latino a few times.)

Comment author: taw 02 November 2011 10:54:27AM 8 points [-]

The survey says a lot about how Americans categorize the world. It might be more informational than the results.

Comment author: saturn 03 November 2011 02:19:45AM 5 points [-]

The US Census Bureau uses this odd system for historical/political reasons. I don't think it reflects very much how Americans categorize the world. I don't know why Yvain used it, I don't think he's even American.