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Who is Hispanic? Definitions and their consequences

R S Zimmerman¹, W A Vega, A G Gil

¹University of Miami, Coral Gables, Fla.

American Journal of Public Health

|December 1, 1994

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Classifying Hispanic Americans requires careful consideration of definitions. Broader classifications capture more individuals, while self-identification is useful for prevalence estimates in the US Hispanic population.

Area of Science:

Sociology
Demographics
Public Health

Background:

Accurate classification of Hispanic Americans is crucial for policy and research.
Existing definitions vary, impacting population counts and subgroup analysis.
Adolescents in the greater Miami area represent a key demographic for studying Hispanic identity.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate different methods for classifying individuals of Spanish-speaking origin in the United States.
To compare the impact of broad versus self-identification definitions on Hispanic population enumeration.
To inform policy and research practices regarding Hispanic population data collection.

Main Methods:

Analysis of data from the first wave of a longitudinal study of adolescents.

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Comparison of classification based on 'up to third generation' Hispanic definition versus parent self-report.

Examination of a sample from the greater Miami area.

Main Results:

The broadest definition ('up to third generation' Hispanic) identified the largest proportion of the sample as Hispanic.
Parent self-report classified the smallest proportion of the sample as Hispanic.
Discrepancies highlight the influence of classification method on Hispanic population figures.

Conclusions:

Policymakers aiming to enumerate the entire Hispanic population should use definitions broader than self-identification.
Self-identification may be adequate for estimating prevalence rates within specific Hispanic subgroups.
The choice of classification method significantly impacts the understanding of the US Hispanic population.