The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) seeks to update race and ethnicity statistics in the United States through a proposed revision to the existing 1997 standards.1 The most consequential update is the proposed creation of a new Middle Eastern or North African (MENA) category, while other updates would combine race and ethnicity into a single question and require additional detail in race reporting. The stated goal is to represent the diverse American population and simplify self‐reporting on federal surveys and forms. These statistical standards are crucial as they govern civil rights enforcement, federal funding allocation, program eligibility, and statistical reporting.
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