Srinivasan S, Guillermo T
Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA.
Am J Public Health. 2000 Nov;90(11):1731-4. doi: 10.2105/ajph.90.11.1731.
The 2000 census, with its option for respondents to mark 1 or more race categories, is the first US census to recognize the multiethnic nature of all US populations but especially Asian Americans and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders. If Asian Americans and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders have for the most part been "invisible" in policy debates regarding such matters as health care and immigration, it has been largely because of a paucity of data stemming from the lack of disaggregated data on this heterogeneous group of peoples. Studies at all levels should adhere to these disaggregated classifications. Also, in addition to oversampling procedures, there should be greater regional/local funding for studies in regions where Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander populations are substantial.
2000年人口普查允许受访者勾选一个或多个种族类别，这是美国首次承认所有美国人口，尤其是亚裔美国人和夏威夷原住民/太平洋岛民的多民族性质的人口普查。如果说亚裔美国人和夏威夷原住民/太平洋岛民在诸如医疗保健和移民等问题的政策辩论中大多“不被关注”，很大程度上是因为缺乏关于这个异质群体的分类数据，导致数据匮乏。各级研究都应遵循这些分类。此外，除了抽样程序外，对于亚裔美国人和夏威夷原住民/太平洋岛民人口众多的地区，应该有更多的区域/地方资金用于研究。
