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ANCESTRY
The data on ancestry were derived from answers to the long-form
questionnaire, which was asked of a sample of the population.
The data represent self-classification by people according to the
ancestry group or groups with which they most closely identify.
Ancestry refers to a person’s ethnic origin or descent,
‘‘roots,’’ heritage, or the place of birth of the person, the
person’s parents, or their ancestors before their arrival in the
United States.
The
question was intended to provide data for groups that were not
included in the Hispanic origin and race questions. Therefore,
although data on all groups are collected, the ancestry data shown in
these tabulations are for non-Hispanic and nonrace groups.
Hispanic and race groups are included in the ‘‘Other groups ’’
category for the ancestry tables in these tabulations.
The
ancestry question allowed respondents to report one or more ancestry
groups, although only the first two were coded. If a response
was in terms of a dual ancestry, for example, ‘‘Irish
English,’’ the person was assigned two codes, in this case one for
Irish and another for English. However, in certain cases,
multiple responses such as ‘‘French Canadian,’’ ‘‘Greek
Cypriote,’’ and ‘‘Scotch Irish ’’ were assigned a single
code reflecting their status as unique groups.
(Source: US Census Bureau 2000)
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 Major
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| Ancestry
- Percent of Total for Major Ancestry Groups |
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| Ancestry
- All Ancestries (7
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