Why do surveys and job applications have special checkmark for Hispanics?

[Zeze]

*Check here if you're hispanic

Why are they singled out of all races? Usually they get their own question/paragraph section.

Waiting for 10-15 useless responses before a real answer.

 

[American Gunner]

The company wants to know if they can just skip reading the rest and throw it away.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

I've never seen any job application with a "paragraph" about this, but I think it's because ethnic Hispanics can be white or of other races. I am technically Hispanic in that I am 50% Spanish, but I am white and have never experienced racial discrimination, so I do not feel comfortable treating myself as Hispanic for applications like this because I don't think it's fair that I get any benefit from it.

 

[FoBoT]

-What are the categories used for race and ethnicity and how were these decided?
The categories for race and ethnicity are carefully formed and defined by the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). All organizations are required to use
these same categories in order for the government to collect and maintain
standardized data. The following are the categories as defined by the EEOC:
• Hispanic/Latino – a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or
Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race. If you
are Hispanic/Latino you may not select any of the races which follow.
• American Indian or Alaskan Native - a person having origins in any of the
original peoples of North and South America (including Central America) and
who maintains a tribal affiliation or community attachment.
• Asian - a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East,
Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent.
• Black or African American - a person having origins in any of the black racial
groups of Africa.
• Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander - a person having origins in any of
the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa or other Pacific Islands.• White - a person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the
Middle East or North Africa.
• Two or more races (not Hispanic/Latino).

-Why can’t I choose additional races if I am Hispanic/Latino?
If you are Hispanic/Latino you may not choose another category. Hispanic/Latino is
an ethnicity or a culture and if you choose this category you may not choose an
additional race.

-What if I am two races, for example, Asian and White?
If you are two races you would choose the “two or more races” category. You do not
need to indicate which races you belong to or check the actual races. For affirmative
action planning purposes and governmental reporting you would be considered a
minority.

 

[CRXican]

I dunno but I'm half so I always check it

 

[Spikesoldier]

I've never seen any job application with a "paragraph" about this, but I think it's because ethnic Hispanics can be white or of other races. I am technically Hispanic in that I am 50% Spanish, but I am white and have never experienced racial discrimination, so I do not feel comfortable treating myself as Hispanic for applications like this because I don't think it's fair that I get any benefit from it.

if anything i think that if you check the box it will help your employer's AA quota.

 

[SandEagle]

I dunno but I'm half so I always check it

what's the other hlaf?

 

[polarmystery]

Those boxes always confuse me. I'm half hispanic and half black. So when the box comes up that says "Two or more races (non-hispanic)" I don't know what to do. I just check the other box mostly.

 

[HybridSquirrel]

I always check Asian, Pacific Islander, White, and Hispanic (non-Mexican).

 

[Gigantopithecus]

So that real white people can discriminate against them, duh.

 

[highland145]

So that real white people can discriminate against them, duh.

Heh, my thoughts. Lower pay for harder workers. Win/Win.