Race Questions Oceania

Oceania — countries documented in the supplied census questionnaires

Country:

American Samoa

What is Person 1’s race? Mark one or more boxes AND print origins.

Responses:

Response / code	Option
White	Print origin
Black or African Am.	Print origin
American Indian or Alaska Native	Print tribe(s)
Asian	Asian Indian; Chinese; Filipino; Japanese; Korean; Vietnamese; Other Asian
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	Native Hawaiian; Samoan; Chamorro; Other Pacific Islander
Some other race	Print race or origin

Question type: 2 — multiple response

Notes: The questionnaire tells respondents to answer both Hispanic-origin and race questions.

Source: English informational questionnaire English questionnaire English/Spanish questionnaire

What is Person 1’s race? Mark one or more boxes AND print origins.

Responses:

Response / code	Option
White	Print origin
Black or African Am.	Print origin
American Indian or Alaska Native	Print enrolled/principal tribe(s)
Asian	Asian Indian; Chinese; Filipino; Japanese; Korean; Vietnamese; Other Asian
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	Native Hawaiian; Samoan; Chamorro; Other Pacific Islander
Some other race	Print race or origin

Question type: 2 — multiple response with origin write-ins

Notes: The Guam questionnaire uses the standard U.S. 2020 race item.

Source: Guam 2020 questionnaire

What is Person 1’s race? Mark one or more boxes AND print origins.

Responses:

Response / code	Option
White	Print origin
Black or African American	Print origin
American Indian or Alaska Native	Print enrolled/principal tribe(s)
Asian	Asian Indian; Chinese; Filipino; Japanese; Korean; Vietnamese; Other Asian
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	Native Hawaiian; Samoan; Chamorro; Other Pacific Islander
Some other race	Print race or origin

Question type: 2 — multiple response with origin write-ins

Notes: The CNMI uses the standard 2020 U.S. race item.

Source: CNMI questionnaire

What is …’s ethnic origin or race?

Responses:

Question type: 2 — combined ethnic-origin/race item

Notes: The questionnaire combines ethnic origin and race in one item; the same item is therefore included on both topic pages.

Source: Palau questionnaire