Common use of Ethnicity Group Clause in Contracts

Ethnicity Group. The race and the ethnic background questions were asked for each RU member during the MEPS interview. If the information was not obtained in Round 1, the questions were asked in subsequent rounds. It should be noted that race/ethnicity questions in the MEPS were revised starting in 2002. Race/ethnicity data from earlier years are not directly comparable. The following table shows the differences: MEPS Race and Ethnicity Variables, by Years FY PUFS 1996 – 2001 FY PUFS 2002 – current RACEX RACEX 1 American Indian 1 White – No other race reported 2 Aleut, Eskimo 2 Black – No other race reported 3 Asian or Pacific Islander 3 American Indian/Alaska Native – No other race reported 4 Black 4 Asian – No other race reported 5 White 5 Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander – No other race reported 91 Other 6 Multiple race reported HISPANX HISPANX

Ethnicity Group. The race and the ethnic background questions were asked for each RU member during the MEPS interview. If the information was not obtained in Round 1, the questions were asked in subsequent rounds. It should be noted that race/ethnicity questions in the MEPS were revised starting in 2002. Race/ethnicity data from earlier years are not directly comparable. The following table shows the differences: MEPS Race and Ethnicity Variables, by Years Years. FY PUFS 1996 – 2001 FY PUFS 2002 – current RACEX RACEX 1 American Indian 1 White – No other race reported 2 Aleut, Eskimo 2 Black – No other race reported 3 Asian or Pacific Islander 3 American Indian/Indian / Alaska Native – No other race reported 4 Black 4 Asian – No other race reported 5 White 5 Native Hawaiian/Hawaiian / Pacific Islander – No other race reported 91 Other 6 Multiple race reported FY PUFS 1996 – 2001 FY PUFS 2002 – current HISPANX HISPANX