Public Comment Data for the 2023 Case for the Middle Eastern and North African Checkbox in the United States
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Tiffany B. Kindratt, University of Texas at Arlington
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Project Citation:
Kindratt, Tiffany B. Public Comment Data for the 2023 Case for the Middle Eastern and North African Checkbox in the United States. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2023-07-31. https://doi.org/10.3886/E189901V3
Project Description
Summary:
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The
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is reviewing current minimum standards
for collecting race/ethnicity data on federal forms. This review is extremely
important for Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) Americans, who have been
overlooked and unable to receive federal funding for their communities for
decades. MENA individuals are defined as “White”, which is particularly
concerning given that research continues to identify that their health and
lived experiences differ from Whites. From January to April 2023, the OMB
requested public comments on a separate MENA checkbox. The purpose of this
research was to describe public comments regarding the addition of the MENA checkbox
on the US Census and other federal forms.
A public comment period outlining changes to the collection of race/ethnicity data on the US Census and other federal forms opened in January 2023. Public comments were reviewed to determine whether MENA was mentioned, whether comments supported a MENA checkbox, and whether comments mentioned acceptance for health-related reasons. Results: There were 6,700 comments reviewed. Most (73.88%) mentioned adding a MENA checkbox. Of those, 99.31% accepted adding the checkbox. Among the comments that accepted adding a MENA checkbox, 29.09% mentioned health, 44.75% mentioned linguistic/language services, and 44.75% mentioned education-related reasons.
The data associated with these results are provided in a STATA (.dta) file.
A public comment period outlining changes to the collection of race/ethnicity data on the US Census and other federal forms opened in January 2023. Public comments were reviewed to determine whether MENA was mentioned, whether comments supported a MENA checkbox, and whether comments mentioned acceptance for health-related reasons. Results: There were 6,700 comments reviewed. Most (73.88%) mentioned adding a MENA checkbox. Of those, 99.31% accepted adding the checkbox. Among the comments that accepted adding a MENA checkbox, 29.09% mentioned health, 44.75% mentioned linguistic/language services, and 44.75% mentioned education-related reasons.
The data associated with these results are provided in a STATA (.dta) file.
Funding Sources:
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United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. National Institute on Aging (R03AG070177)
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Data Source:
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Data were collected from the Federal Registrar's website.
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/01/27/2023-01635/initial-proposals-for-updating-ombs-...
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/01/27/2023-01635/initial-proposals-for-updating-ombs-...
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