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Population estimates from "bridging" the 31 race categories used in Census 2000, as specified in the 1997 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) race and ethnicity data collection standards, to the four race categories specified under the 1977 standards (Asian or Pacific Islander, Black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, White).
This blog post was posted by Cara James on April 20, 2016. It was written by Cara V. James, Ph.D., Director of the Office of Minority Health at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services