This statistic shows how people with Asian heritage living in the United States most often described themselves in 2012. The results are distinguished by those who were foreign born and native born. 43 percent of native born "Asian-Americans" preferred to describe themselves as being country of origin/American i.e. Vietnamese/American.
Which of the following terms do you use to describe yourself most often? (Question for Americans with Asian heritage)
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Pew Research Center. (June 19, 2012). Which of the following terms do you use to describe yourself most often? (Question for Americans with Asian heritage) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/233756/self-identification-of-asian-americans-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. "Which of the following terms do you use to describe yourself most often? (Question for Americans with Asian heritage)." Chart. June 19, 2012. Statista. Accessed May 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/233756/self-identification-of-asian-americans-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. (2012). Which of the following terms do you use to describe yourself most often? (Question for Americans with Asian heritage). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/233756/self-identification-of-asian-americans-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. "Which of The following Terms Do You Use to Describe Yourself Most Often? (Question for Americans with Asian Heritage)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jun 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/233756/self-identification-of-asian-americans-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center, Which of the following terms do you use to describe yourself most often? (Question for Americans with Asian heritage) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/233756/self-identification-of-asian-americans-in-the-us/ (last visited May 30, 2023)
Which of the following terms do you use to describe yourself most often? (Question for Americans with Asian heritage) [Graph], Pew Research Center, June 19, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/233756/self-identification-of-asian-americans-in-the-us/