Amaro H, Zambrana R E
Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
Am J Public Health. 2000 Nov;90(11):1724-7. doi: 10.2105/ajph.90.11.1724.
Current dialogues on changes in collecting race and ethnicity data have not considered the complexity of tabulating multiple race responses among Hispanics. Racial and ethnic identification--and its public reporting--among Hispanics/Latinos in the United States is embedded in dynamic social factors. Ignoring these factors leads to significant problems in interpreting data and understanding the relationship of race, ethnicity, and health among Hispanics/Latinos. In the flurry of activity to resolve challenges posed by multiple race responses, we must remember the larger issue that looms in the foreground--the lack of adequate estimates of mortality and health conditions affecting Hispanics/Latinos. The implications are deemed important because Hispanics/Latinos will become the largest minority group in the United States within the next decade.
当前关于收集种族和族裔数据变化的讨论尚未考虑在西班牙裔中对多种族回应进行制表的复杂性。在美国，西班牙裔/拉丁裔的种族和族裔身份认同及其公开报告都融入了动态的社会因素。忽视这些因素会在解读数据以及理解西班牙裔/拉丁裔的种族、族裔与健康之间的关系时引发重大问题。在忙于应对多种族回应带来的挑战时，我们必须记住摆在眼前的更大问题——缺乏对影响西班牙裔/拉丁裔的死亡率和健康状况的充分估计。这些影响被认为很重要，因为在未来十年内，西班牙裔/拉丁裔将成为美国最大的少数族裔群体。
