Which percentage represents the share of Hispanic individuals by country of origin?

Which percentage represents the share of Hispanic individuals by country of origin?

• A. Hispanic: 12.9%
• B. non-Hispanic: 87.1%
• C. Hispanic: 87.1%
• D. non-Hispanic: 12.9%

Answer: (A)

This asks for the portion of the population that identifies as Hispanic in a two-group breakdown (Hispanic vs non-Hispanic). In such data, the total shares must add up to the whole population, so the Hispanic share is the smaller portion and the non-Hispanic share is the larger portion. Therefore, the correct option is the one that assigns the smaller share to Hispanic and the larger share to non-Hispanic. The other choices would either swap the labels or place the larger share with Hispanic, which wouldn’t align with the given two-group distribution.

This asks for the portion of the population that identifies as Hispanic in a two-group breakdown (Hispanic vs non-Hispanic). In such data, the total shares must add up to the whole population, so the Hispanic share is the smaller portion and the non-Hispanic share is the larger portion. Therefore, the correct option is the one that assigns the smaller share to Hispanic and the larger share to non-Hispanic. The other choices would either swap the labels or place the larger share with Hispanic, which wouldn’t align with the given two-group distribution.