A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/10/30/97-28653/revisions-to-the-standards-for-the-classification-of-federal-data-on-race-and-ethnicity). In the United States it is used for classification of federal government data on race and ethnicity. Race and ethnicity terms are self-identified social construct and may include terms outdated and offensive in MeSH to assist users who are interested in retrieving comprehensive search results for studies such as in longitudinal studies.

DUI

D006630 MeSH Browser

CUI

M000748085

Previous indexing

Ethnic Groups (1968-1977); Mexico (1966-1977); Puerto Rico (1966-1977); specific state (1966-1977); United States (1966-1977)

History note

2022(1978)

Public note

2022; see HISPANIC AMERICANS 1978-2021