A person of Puerto Rican, Cuban, South America, Central America or other Spanish culture or origin Not all persons from Central and South American countries will be included in the Hispanic category Persons from Brazil, Guyana, Surinam or Trinidad for example are classified by race and are not always Hispanic Likewise, persons of Portuguese ancestry will not be included in the Hispanic category, but will be classified by race
Persons of Hispanic Origin identifying themselves generally as Spanish, Spanish-American, Hispanic, Hispano, Latino, etc Origin can be viewed as ancestry, nationality group, lineage, or country of birth of the person or the person's parents or ancestors
A person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race For example, persons from Brazil, Guyana, or Surinam would be classified according to their race and would not necessarily be included in the Hispanic category This category does not include persons from Portugal, who should be classified according to race
A U S citizen of true-born Hispanic heritage, from any of the Spanish-speaking areas of Latin America or the following regions: Mexico, Central America, South America and the Caribbean Basin only
another term refering to people of Mexican descent; this term is more frequently used to identify themselves by people living in parts of Arizona and Texas
(word created by U S government) of or relating to, or being a person according to physical features of Latin American descent living in the U S , Cuba, Mexico, and Puerto Rico
Persons who identify themselves as Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or of other Hispanic origin or descent In U S Census data, persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race; thus, they are included in both the white and black population groups