ELI5- At least in the USA, why do forms ask us for our race?

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Like White, Black, Pacific Islander, etc….

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thats how they gather demographic data. you know when they say “this profession is underrepresented by X race” they get that from the form data asking people to pick a race.

There are also other reasons depending on form, certain races have certain genetic health problems, but mostly its just to gather data.

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