New York State requires separate collection categories for Middle Eastern and North African groups in demographic data collection.

New York State mandates that state agencies, boards, departments, and commissions use separate collection categories for Middle Eastern and North African groups in demographic data collection. This includes specific categories for major North African groups like Egyptian, Moroccan, Algerian, Sudanese, Tunisian, and Libyan, as well as major Middle Eastern groups like Yemeni, Iranian, Palestinian, Iraqi, Lebanese, Israeli, Jordanian, Syrian, Armenian, and Saudi. Agencies must allow multiple categories to be selected and include the collected data in demographic reports, subject to data quality.

New York State requires separate collection categories for Middle Eastern and North African groups in demographic data collection.

New York State mandates that state agencies, boards, departments, and commissions use separate collection categories for Middle Eastern and North African groups in demographic data collection. This includes specific categories for major North African groups like Egyptian, Moroccan, Algerian, Sudanese, Tunisian, and Libyan, as well as major Middle Eastern groups like Yemeni, Iranian, Palestinian, Iraqi, Lebanese, Israeli, Jordanian, Syrian, Armenian, and Saudi. Agencies must allow multiple categories to be selected and include the collected data in demographic reports, subject to data quality.