Multiracial Caymanians

Multiracial Caymanian

Multiracial Caymanians

Total population
Approx. 21,494
Regions with significant populations
Cayman Islands (Approx. 21,494[1])
Languages
English
Religion
Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Afro-Caymanian, White Caymanian

Multiracial Caymanians or Mixed-race Caymanians are Caymanians who have ancestry from two or more races.
As of 2013, Caymanian people who are mixed-race are the plurality ethnic group in the Cayman Islands, accounting for 40% of the country's population. The vast majority of multiracial Caymanians are of mixed black African and white European ancestry.
Source: Wikipedia

Census Bureau Rethinks The Best Way To Measure Race

by Corey Dade

December 27, 201211:42 AM

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Possible revisions to how the decennial census asks questions about race and ethnicity have raised concerns among some groups that any changes could reduce their population count and thus weaken their electoral clout.

The Census Bureau is considering numerous changes to the 2020 survey in an effort to improve the responses of minorities and more accurately classify Latino, Asian, Middle Eastern and multiracial populations.

Potential options include eliminating the "Hispanic origin" question and combining it with the race question, new queries for people of Middle Eastern or North African heritage, and spaces for Asians to list their country of descent. One likely outcome could be an end to the use of "Negro."

The stakes surrounding population counts are high. Race data collected in the census are used for many purposes, including enforcement of civil rights laws and monitoring of racial disparities in education, health and other areas.

In addition, the information is used to redraw state legislative and local school districts, and in the reapportioning of congressional seats. The strong Latino growth found in the 2010 census guaranteed additional seats in Congress for eight states.

Latino leaders say changing the Hispanic origin question could create confusion and lead some Latinos not to mark their ethnicity, shrinking the overall Hispanic numbers.

The wording in the 2010 census question, which asked people if they are of Latino origin and then provided a space to fill in their race, yielded a strong response and a record count of 50 million Latinos. Their growth moved them ahead of African-Americans as the nation's largest minority group.

"We're the only group in the country that has our own question? Why give it up?" says Angelo Falcon, director of the National Institute for Latino Policy. "A lot of Latino researchers like the question the way it is now because it shows those differences. The way the Census Bureau is thinking about combining the questions, it might take away that information in terms of how we fit within the American racial hierarchy."

Falcon co-chairs a group of about 30 Latino civil rights and advocacy groups that recently met with the Census Bureau about the potential changes.
For many years, the accuracy of census data on some minorities has been questioned because many respondents don't report being a member of one of the five official government racial categories: white, black or African-American, Asian, American Indian/Alaska Native and Pacific Islander.

When respondents don't choose a race, the Census Bureau assigns them one, based on the racial makeup of their neighborhood, among other factors. The method leads to a less accurate count.

Broadly, the nation's demographic shifts underscore the fact that many people, particularly Latinos and immigrants, don't identify with the American concept of race.

The government categorizes Hispanic as an ethnicity, while many Hispanics think of it as a race. The confusion played out in the 2010 count, as nearly 22 million people — 97 percent of whom were Hispanic — identified as "some other race." It ranked as the third-largest racial category.

In addition, Asians and Hispanics had the highest rates of interracial marriage in 2010. And 9 million people identified as multiracial, compared with nearly 6 million in 2000.

Even the terms "Latino" and "Hispanic" are met by many with ambivalence, according to a 2011 national survey by the Pew Hispanic Research Center. Only about 24 percent of adults use either term to most often describe themselves. Slightly more than half of the respondents preferred to identify themselves by their family's country of origin. And 21 percent said they most often identify as American.
Middle Eastern and North African origin is an ancestry, which is no longer captured in the census form. The government racially defines the ancestry as white. Advocates say the methodology has led to severe undercounts of people of Arab descent.

"We don't necessarily identify as white because we have a lot of cultural and socioeconomic idiosyncrasies that are different," says Samer Araabi of the Arab American Institute, which supports the Census Bureau's efforts. "We think it's a great step forward not only for the Arab-American community, but for all other communities that are currently being lost in the census form."

The Census Bureau's research for the 2020 form is based on findings from an experimental questionnaire sent to nearly 500,000 households during the 2010 census. The forms worded the race and ethnicity questions differently than the official form, including combining them as a single question. Census officials say the combined question led to improved response rates and accuracy.

Karen Humes, assistant division chief for Special Population Statistics of the Census Bureau, says the agency's research is "expanding our understanding of how people identify their race and Hispanic origin. It can change over time." Humes says it's "very premature" to anticipate exactly how the 2020 census form might change.

Any recommended changes to the form must be approved by the Office of Management and Budget and by Congress. 
Source: NPR

Multiracial Numbers from the Census Bureau

Below are the results of the American Community Survey (ACS) for multiracial (two or more races), released today by the Census Bureau for the year 2011. Think of it as the one year census obtained by sampling. It asks questions that used to be on the Census long form, but is more of a profile than a true count.

TOTAL NUMBER OF RACES REPORTED
Total population	8,721,818
One race	(X)
Two races	91.6%
Three races	7.8%
Four or more races	0.6%
SEX AND AGE
Total population	8,721,818
Male	49.9%
Female	50.1%
Under 5 years	15.6%
5 to 17 years	31.6%
18 to 24 years	12.3%
25 to 34 years	12.3%
35to 44 years	9.5%
45 to 54 years	8.3%
55 to 64 years	5.8%
65 to 74 years	2.8%
75 years and over	1.8%
Median age (years)	19.3
18 years and over	52.9%
21 years and over	46.9%
62 years and over	6.1%
65 years and over	4.6%
Under 18 years	4,110,923
Male	50.9%
Female	49.1%
18 years and over	4,610,895
Male	49.0%
Female	51.0%
18 to 34 years	2,143,959
Male	50.5%
Female	49.5%
35 to 64 years	2,064,394
Male	48.4%
Female	51.6%
65 years and over	402,542
Male	43.6%
Female	56.4%
RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	8,473,511
Householder or spouse	32.1%
Child	52.6%
Other relatives	9.9%
Nonrelatives	5.4%
Unmarried partner	1.8%
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Households	1,964,891
Family households	65.2%
With own children under 18 years	36.1%
Married-couple family	40.9%
With own children under 18 years	21.2%
Female householder, no husband present, family	18.1%
With own children under 18 years	11.7%
Nonfamily households	34.8%
Male householder	16.9%
Living alone	12.4%
Not living alone	4.5%
Female householder	18.0%
Living alone	14.3%
Not living alone	3.7%
Average household size	2.87
average family size	3.54
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over	5,166,156
Now married, except separated	35.0%
Widowed	3.3%
Divorced	10.4%
Separated	2.6%
Never married	48.7%
Male 15 years and over	2,540,580
Now married, except separated	35.3%
Widowed	1.4%
Divorced	8.9%
Separated	2.1%
Never married	52.3%
Female 15 years and over	2,625,576
Now married, except separated	34.6%
Widowed	5.2%
Divorced	11.9%
Separated	3.1%
Never married	45.2%
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	3,841,463
Nursery school, preschool	8.6%
Kindergarten	6.6%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	44.7%
High school (grades 9-12)	19.5%
College or graduate school	20.6%
Male 3 years and over enrolled in school	1,907,602
Percent enrolled in kindergarten to grade 12	72.6%
Percent enrolled in college or graduate school	18.4%
Female 3 years and over enrolled in school	1,933,861
Percent enrolled in kindergarten to grade 12	69.1%
Percent enrolled in college or graduate school	22.6%
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	3,541,922
Less than high school diploma	15.4%
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	24.3%
Some college or associate's degree	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%
High school graduate or higher	84.6%
Male, high school graduate or higher	83.7%
Female, high school graduate or higher	85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.2%
Male, bachelor's degree or higher	24.9%
Female, bachelor's degree or higher	27.4%
FERTILITY
Women 15 to 50 years	1,994,125
Women 15 to 50 years who had a birth in the past 12 months	112,631
Unmarried women 15 to 50 years who had a birth in the past 12 months	50,272
As a percent of all women with a birth in the past 12 months	44.6%
RESPONSIBILITY FOR GRANDCHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS
Population 30 years and over	2,965,880
Living with grandchild(ren)	4.7%
Responsible for grandchild(ren)	40.0%
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	4,571,685
Civilian veteran	7.2%
DISABILITY STATUS
Total civilian noninstitutionalized population	8,575,563
With a disability	10.9%
Civilian noninstitutionalized population under 18 years	4,103,123
With a disability	4.9%
Civilian noninstitutionalized population 18 to 64 years	4,080,238
With a disability	13.5%
Civilian noninstitutionalized population 65 years and older	392,202
With a disability	45.3%
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	8,451,855
Same house	79.6%
Different house in the U.S.	19.5%
Same county	12.5%
Different county	7.0%
Same state	3.9%
Different state	3.1%
Abroad	0.8%
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP STATUS AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Native	7,731,773
Male	49.9%
Female	50.1%
Foreign born	990,045
Male	50.1%
Female	49.9%
Foreign born; naturalized U.S. citizen	486,162
Male	47.8%
Female	52.2%
Foreign born; not a U.S. citizen	503,883
Male	52.4%
Female	47.6%
Population born outside the United States	990,045
Entered 2000 or later	36.1%
Entered 1990 to 1999	25.1%
Entered before 1990	38.8%
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population excluding population born at sea	990,045
Europe	3.8%
Asia	37.9%
Africa	3.0%
Oceania	1.9%
Latin America	51.9%
Northern America	1.3%
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME AND ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH
Population 5 years and over	7,363,159
English only	77.3%
Language other than English	22.7%
Speak English less than "very well"	8.2%
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over	4,973,223
In labor force	64.8%
Civilian labor force	64.0%
Employed	54.3%
Unemployed	9.7%
Percent of civilian labor force	15.2%
Armed Forces	0.8%
Not in labor force	35.2%
Females 16 years and over	2,533,138
In labor force	61.7%
Civilian labor force	61.4%
Employed	52.5%
Unemployed	9.0%
Percent of civilian labor force	14.6%
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	2,666,307
Car, truck, or van - drove alone	69.7%
Car, truck, or van - carpooled	12.6%
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)	7.1%
Walked	4.0%
Other means	2.3%
Worked at home	4.2%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	25.9
OCCUPATION
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	2,702,154
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	32.1%
Service occupations	22.6%
Sales and office occupations	26.1%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	8.0%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	11.2%
Male civilian employed population 16 years and over	1,373,491
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	28.6%
Service occupations	20.2%
Sales and office occupations	19.2%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	14.8%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	17.2%
Female civilian employed population 16 years and over	1,328,663
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	35.7%
Service occupations	25.1%
Sales and office occupations	33.2%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	0.9%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	5.1%
INDUSTRY
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	2,702,154
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1.2%
Construction	5.0%
Manufacturing	8.0%
Wholesale trade	2.3%
Retail trade	13.6%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	4.6%
Information	2.5%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	5.6%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	10.7%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	22.4%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	13.5%
Other services (except public administration)	5.0%
Public administration	5.6%
CLASS OF WORKER
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	2,702,154
Private wage and salary workers	78.8%
Government workers	15.4%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	5.6%
Unpaid family workers	0.1%
INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2011 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Households	1,964,891
Median household income (dollars)	44,115
With earnings	82.0%
Mean earnings (dollars)	63,655
With Social Security income	21.2%
Mean Social Security income (dollars)	14,200
With Supplemental Security Income	7.9%
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	8,909
With cash public assistance income	5.2%
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)	3,619
With retirement income	12.1%
Mean retirement income (dollars)	20,132
With Food Stamp/SNAP benefits	20.5%
Families	1,280,196
Median family income (dollars)	51,603
Married-couple family	62.7%
Median income (dollars)	68,859
Male householder, no spouse present, family	9.5%
Median income (dollars)	38,438
Female householder, no husband present, family	27.8%
Median income (dollars)	25,996
Individuals	8,721,818
Per capita income (dollars)	14,669
With earnings for full-time, year-round workers:
Male	941,210
Female	759,319
Mean earnings (dollars) for full-time, year-round workers:
Male	55,614
Female	44,031
Median earnings (dollars) full-time, year-round workers:
Male	41,608
Female	35,623
HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE
Civilian noninstitutionalized population	8,575,563
With private health insurance	58.7%
With public coverage	33.3%
No health insurance coverage	14.4%
POVERTY RATES FOR FAMILIES AND PEOPLE FOR WHOM POVERTY STATUS IS DETERMINED
All families	17.9%
With related children under 18 years	24.2%
With related children under 5 years only	24.3%
Married-couple family	9.0%
With related children under 18 years	11.9%
With related children under 5 years only	8.3%
Female householder, no husband present, family	37.4%
With related children under 18 years	44.7%
With related children under 5 years only	52.4%
All people	21.4%
Under 18 years	24.2%
Related children under 18 years	23.9%
Related children under 5 years	27.2%
Related children 5 to 17 years	22.3%
18 years and over	18.8%
18 to 64 years	19.3%
65 years and over	14.4%
People in families	19.3%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	35.4%
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	1,964,891
Owner-occupied housing units	50.1%
Renter-occupied housing units	49.9%
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	3.09
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.65
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
Occupied housing units	1,964,891
1-unit, detached or attached	58.9%
2 to 4 units	11.1%
5 or more units	24.6%
Mobile home, boat, RV, van, etc.	5.4%
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
Occupied housing units	1,964,891
Built 2000 or later	15.7%
Built 1990 to 1999	12.3%
Built 1980 to 1989	13.9%
Built 1960 to 1979	27.6%
Built 1940 to 1959	16.5%
Built 1939 or earlier	14.1%
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
Occupied housing units	1,964,891
None	13.1%
1 or more	86.9%
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Occupied housing units	1,964,891
Gas	51.4%
Electricity	38.1%
All other fuels	7.2%
No fuel used	3.3%
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Occupied housing units	1,964,891
No telephone service available	3.5%
1.01 or more occupants per room	5.4%
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Housing units with a mortgage (excluding units where SMOC cannot be computed)	728,399
Less than 30 percent	55.5%
30 percent or more	44.5%
OWNER CHARACTERISTICS
Owner-occupied housing units	985,233
Median value (dollars)	177,400
Median selected monthly owner costs with a mortgage (dollars)	1,567
Median selected monthly owner costs without a mortgage (dollars)	422
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Occupied units paying rent (excluding units where GRAPI cannot be computed)	914,472

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey