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[Lorrie]

                                                                                        The race question                                                                                                                                                                                Half and half                                                                                                                     We asked USA TODAY readers who might be multiracial or biracial to describe how they answer the race question on government forms, such as the Census. Dozens replied, describing how they either check multiple boxes or write in their answers. Here is a sample of the responses.
http://mediagallery.usatoday.com/The-race-question/G1469,A6426
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[Jennifer Morris (Livinwpurpose)]

Recently a friend sent me a survey from her social work class concerning race, I was suprised that the choices were the usual ethnicities and OTHER. I refuse to categorize my kids as "other" I suggested she recommend to her professor that "check all that apply" is a better option that having to categorize one's self as "other"
 
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[Lorrie]

She was very cute.  I understand her dilemma.  My kids say the same things.  My son recently came to a box that said "two or more".  he checked that one, but he felt that was pretty ambiguous too.  i don't know that there  is a perfect  answer.

[Jennifer Morris (Livinwpurpose)]

check all that apply is my fav